Under what conditions, if any, should (non-human) animals be used for experimentation? Is there a moral difference between using an animal for medical research and using an animal to test cosmetics? How would the type of research or the type of animal be relevant, if at all?

Essay: Applied Ethics

Topic List

1.Chapter 13, Environmental Ethics. What ethical issues are relevant in when discussing the pollution of our environment (e.g. the greenhouse effect)? What impact should they have on our political and economic policies?

2.Chapter 12, Animal welfare. Under what conditions, if any, should (non-human) animals be used for experimentation? Is there a moral difference between using an animal for medical research and using an animal to test cosmetics? How would the type of research or the type of animal be relevant, if at all?

Take one of the topics that we have discussed and explore an aspect of it.