Experimenting with Humans and Animals: From Galen to Animal Rights

(Part of the Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Science Series)

by Anita Guerrini

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Experimentation on animals and particularly humans is often assumed to be a uniquely modern phenomenon. But the ideas and attitudes that encourage the biological and medical sciences to experiment on living creatures date from the earliest expression of Western thought. In Animal and Human Experimentation, Anita Guerrini looks at the history of these practices from vivisection in ancient Alexandria to present-day battles over animal rights...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0801871972

ISBN13:9780801871979

Release Date:July 2003

Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press

Length:184 Pages

Weight:0.61 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 6.4" x 8.9"

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Experimenting with Humans and Animals: From Galen to Animal Rights

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