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- Röcklinsberg, Helena
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Das seufzende Schwein : Zur Theorie und Praxis in deutschen Modellen zur Tierethik
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- In this study five German models of animal ethics are analysed. Three theological and two philosophical models representing anthropocentric, sentientistic, biocentric and ecocentric perspectives are presented. The analysis is based on six key terms: the view of the human being, the view of the animal, normative ethical theory, value/worth, dignity, and ethology. One focus is the relation between theoretical statements and the practical treatment of animals. Special interest lies in farming conditions for pigs, a highly exploited animal. Another focus is how the theological and philosophical perspectives influence methods of argumentation and practice. The models are elaborated further in three comparisons of the key terms and the two focuses. In addition, the models are discussed within a critical framework and finally, a theocentric model is suggested. When animals are regarded as moral objects, knowledge about situations causing suffering or frustration becomes important. In relation to this, it is shown, that when a model suggests a practice that does not cohere with the consequences of acting that can be drawn from its theoretical statements, an important reason for the incoherence lies in deficient consideration of ethological research. It is claimed that ethology can contribute significantly to animal ethics, to improving the conditions of animal husbandry, and a coherent relation between theory and practice. It is also shown, that when describing the models, it is more relevant to distinguish between theistic and atheistic views than between theological or philosophical ways of argumentation. Further, it is shown how a radical change in animal husbandry can follow from a theistic and theocentric animal ethics.
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- Röcklinsberg, Helena
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Djuretik i teori och praxis
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Bok (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- In animal ethics animal capacity to suffer and experience is a selfevident point of departure when elaborating theories for respecting animals. Less often the practical consequences of "respecting an animal" is discussed in these theories, still they want to influence our behavior towards the animals. So, in order to know what is respectful, we need to connect scientific knowledge about an animal with the ethical theories. For this reason animal behaviour science, Ethology, is a important part of this book as a link between theory and practice. The relation between theories of animal ethics (philosophical as well as theological) and practical handling of animals is analysed in five German animal ethicists from different positions; Anthropocentric Michael Schlitt, Sentientistic Ursula Wolf and Erich Grässer, Biocentristic Günter Altner and Ecocentric Klaus Michael Meyer-Abich. Finally a fifth position is proposed, a Christian Theocentric animal ethics, arguing that if humans take their uniqueness, Image of God serious, this implies carefull treatment of domesticated animals. If God is desrcibed as loving, defending the weak and marginalised humans ascribing imageship to themselves are not following the theological logic when crual or ignorant towards animals. In practice this does not imply vegetarianism as such, but that animals are reared and kept in a small scale related to environmental capacity, and only killing animals for the best of their own.
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