Reframing the Ethical Issues in Part-Human Animal Research: The Unbearable Ontology of Inexorable Moral Confusion
Reframing the Ethical Issues in Part-Human Animal Research: The Unbearable Ontology of Inexorable Moral Confusion
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重构部分人类动物研究中的伦理问题：无法忍受的道德混乱的本体论
DOI：
10.1080/15265161.2012.699139
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2012
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B. Benham
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作者：
M. Haber;B. Benham
涉及创造具有人类器官的动物的研究为潜在的有价值的科学和治疗进步打开了大门，但引发了令人不安的道德问题。批评者和拥护者都能从明确识别和仔细考虑对这项研究的最强烈的伦理反对中获益。一个普遍的反对意见认为，跨越人类/非人类物种的边界引入了无情的道德混乱（IMC），值得限制这项研究的预防性理由。尽管这种反对可能抓住了许多人的直觉，他们发现这项研究令人不安，但它依赖于生物学和道德立场的错误观点，最终扭曲了道德相关的事实。我们批判性地研究IMC，识别错误的本质主义假设，并重新构建伦理问题。其结果是一个更强有力的反对路线，鼓励更具包容性和生产力的伦理话语。
Research that involves the creation of animals with human-derived parts opens the door to potentially valuable scientific and therapeutic advances, yet invokes unsettling moral questions. Critics and champions alike stand to gain from clear identification and careful consideration of the strongest ethical objections to this research. A prevailing objection argues that crossing the human/nonhuman species boundary introduces inexorable moral confusion (IMC) that warrants a restriction to this research on precautionary grounds. Though this objection may capture the intuitions of many who find this research unsettling, it relies on mistaken views of both biology and moral standing, ultimately distorting the morally relevant facts. We critically examine IMC, identify mistaken essentialist assumptions, and reframe ethical concerns. The upshot is a stronger line of objection that encourages a more inclusive and productive ethical discourse.