Title |
Our Love for Animals
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Published in |
Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, October 2013
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DOI | 10.1007/s11673-013-9477-0 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Roger Scruton |
Abstract |
Love does not necessarily benefit its object, and cost-free love may damage both object and subject. Our love of animals mobilises several distinct human concerns and should not be considered always as a virtue or always as a benefit to the animals themselves. We need to place this love in its full psychological, cultural, and moral context in order to assess what form it ought to take if animals are to benefit from it. |
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United Kingdom | 2 | 22% |
Sweden | 1 | 11% |
United States | 1 | 11% |
Unknown | 5 | 56% |
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Members of the public | 7 | 78% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 11% |
Scientists | 1 | 11% |
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Unknown | 10 | 100% |
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Student > Bachelor | 3 | 30% |
Student > Master | 3 | 30% |
Other | 1 | 10% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 1 | 10% |
Unknown | 2 | 20% |
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Psychology | 3 | 30% |
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 2 | 20% |
Arts and Humanities | 1 | 10% |
Philosophy | 1 | 10% |
Energy | 1 | 10% |
Other | 1 | 10% |
Unknown | 1 | 10% |
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