Humane professions : the defence of experimental medicine, 1876-1914 / Rob Boddice.
"Had everyone really heard of this in 1871? Darwin gives no clue of the identity of this man, whether it were real or imagined, a trope of scientific cruelty that was somehow already in the air, or a repetition of an anecdote on the lips of the chattering classes. As Darwin was writing, there w...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2021.
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| Online Access: | Click here to view this book |
| Summary: | "Had everyone really heard of this in 1871? Darwin gives no clue of the identity of this man, whether it were real or imagined, a trope of scientific cruelty that was somehow already in the air, or a repetition of an anecdote on the lips of the chattering classes. As Darwin was writing, there were the first glimpses of antivivisectionist sentiment in public discourse, but nothing like an organized movement. This aside appeared in a long discussion on the evolution of sympathy, its limits, and the possibilities for its extension. Darwin's sentimental note was published without an inkling that it might have political traction. Events soon overtook him"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 204 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1108786308 9781108786300 |