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A 6 page essay that draws on the philosophical perspective of Singer's Practical Ethics. The writer considers the question: if it is morally permissible to experiment on non-human animals, must it also be morally permissible to experiment on seriously defective human beings? Looking at philosopher Peter Singer's text Practical Ethics (1993), one would have to say "yes," which naturally implies the caveat that Singer would argue that it is not moral to experiment on non-human animals any more than it should be considered moral to experiment on any human being. This examination of Singer's ethics demonstrate how he arrived at this conclusion and the basic premises of his system of ethics. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Looking at philosopher Peter Singers text Practical Ethics (1993), one would have to say "yes," which naturally implies the caveat that Singer would argue that it is not moral to
experiment on non-human animals any more than it should be considered moral to experiment on any human being. The following examination of Singers ethics demonstrate how he arrived at this
conclusion and the basic premises of his system of ethics. As Hochsmann (2002) points out the basic claims of Singers perspective are simple. These are, first of all, that
pain is bad, no matter whose pain it might be. The second point is that human beings are not the only beings capable of feeling pain or suffering and that
non-human animals feel pain. The third point also pertained to this topic and states that, considering how serious it is to take a life, we should not look at issues
such as race, sex or species, but specifically at the characteristics of the being we propose to kill (Hochsmann, 2002). As this suggests, Singer rejects the Judeo-Christian precept that
human life is intrinsically more valuable than other forms of life. Singer calls for nothing less than a philosophical revolution in ethics that replaces the hierarchical view of
the universe, in which human beings are pictured a being at the top of the pyramid to one that sees life as an expanding circle that includes all sentient life
(Hochsmann, 2002). His point of view can be seen clearly illustrated in the section of his book that deals with abortion. Singer does not accord increased value to a
fetus simply because it has the human genome. Rather, he pictures the unborn child as deserving ethical consideration only when it achieves a certain level of development. He argues that
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