The science of animal sentience and the politics of animal welfare should be kept separate
Although linked historically by Rowan et al., the scientific study of animal sentience and political campaigns to improve animal welfare should be kept separate, for at least two reasons. First, the separation makes it clear that standards of evidence acceptable for ethical or political decisions on...
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WellBeing International
2022
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| author | Dawkins, M |
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| description | Although linked historically by Rowan et al., the scientific study of animal sentience and political campaigns to improve animal welfare should be kept separate, for at least two reasons. First, the separation makes it clear that standards of evidence acceptable for ethical or political decisions on animal welfare can be lower than those required for a rigorously scientific approach to animal sentience. Second, it helps to avoid confirmatory bias in the form of giving undue weight to results that are in line with pre-conceived ideas and political views. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:7d8a8302-fee8-466b-b2b1-49cad78dfa212022-06-08T14:51:56ZThe science of animal sentience and the politics of animal welfare should be kept separateJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501uuid:7d8a8302-fee8-466b-b2b1-49cad78dfa21EnglishSymplectic Elements WellBeing International2022Dawkins, MAlthough linked historically by Rowan et al., the scientific study of animal sentience and political campaigns to improve animal welfare should be kept separate, for at least two reasons. First, the separation makes it clear that standards of evidence acceptable for ethical or political decisions on animal welfare can be lower than those required for a rigorously scientific approach to animal sentience. Second, it helps to avoid confirmatory bias in the form of giving undue weight to results that are in line with pre-conceived ideas and political views. |
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| title | The science of animal sentience and the politics of animal welfare should be kept separate |
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| title_full_unstemmed | The science of animal sentience and the politics of animal welfare should be kept separate |
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