Stephen Paget

Experiments on Animals (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Experiments on Animals is a medical work by Stephen Paget. Paget was an English surgeon and pro-vivisection campaigner. Excerpt: "As with the circulatory system, so with the nervous system, the work of Galen was centuries ahead of its time. Before him, Aristotle, who twice refers to experiments on animals, had observed the brain during life: for he says, "In no animal has the blood any feeling when it is touched, any more than the excretions; nor has the brain, or the marrow, any feeling, when it is touched": but there is reason for believing that he neither recognised the purpose of the brain, nor understood the distribution of the nerves. Galen, by the help of the experimental method, founded the physiology of the nervous system."

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Good Press
• Seitenzahl: 380
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 4064066139797
• Artikelnr.: 58759427

Autorenporträt

Stephen Paget (1855-1926) was a reputable English surgeon and prolific writer, renowned for his significant contributions to the medical field, particularly in the area of research involving animal experimentation. Paget's seminal work 'Experiments on Animals,' first published in 1903, stands as a milestone in medical literature. In it, he provided a comprehensive defense of the use of animals in scientific research, positing that such practices were indispensable for medical progress. His contentious stance fueled debates on the ethics of animal research that continue to resonate in contemporary bioethics discourses. Paget's literary style was characterized by a careful exposition of empirical evidence, coupled with a persuasive narrative that sought to balance scientific advancement with ethical considerations. His writings provided a nuanced perspective on the necessity of animal experimentation, while also shedding light on the era's medical discoveries and practices. Often cited in arguments for and against vivisection, 'Experiments on Animals' remains a fundamental reference in discussions on the ethical implications of animal research in the pursuit of saving human lives (Paget, Stephen. Experiments on Animals. London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co., 1903).