Animal rights Flashcards

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Cohen asserts that rights are properly understood as:

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claims

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Cohen claims that our obligations are:

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sometimes grounded in rights, but sometimes are not..

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3
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According to Cohen, severely cognitively disabled humans:

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have rights, because they are members of the human species..

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Cohen argues that speciesism is:

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. essential for right conduct..

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Cohen claims that experimentation on animals is partially or wholly responsible for:

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virtually all medical advances..

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6
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Cohen concludes that the use of animals in biomedical research:

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should be increased.

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7
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The two arguments against animal-based research that Cohen mentions are based on:

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rights and suffering..

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Cohen claims that the argument comparing speciesism to racism is:

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unsound, morally offensive

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