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2025 | 23 | 1 | 25-37

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Peter Singer's Speciesist Notion of Animal Conservation Vis-a-Vis Genetic Manipulation

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Ochrona zwierząt w świetle gatunkowizmu Petera Singera, wobec modyfikacji genetycznych

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PL
Artykuł prezentuje w jaki sposób ludzka działalność w obszarze inżynierii genetycznej powoduje cierpienie u zwierząt. Autorzy skupiają się na ocenie zjawiska praw zwierząt (w szczególności ochrony zwierząt) z punktu widzenia pojęcia gatunkowizmu Singera. Pojęcie gatunkowizmu Singera potępia wszelkie formy znęcania się nad zwierzętami i podkreśla, że zwierzęta są istotami świadomymi, zdolnymi do cierpienia i odczuwania bólu. Głównym zagadnieniem jest kwestia czy życie zwierząt jest wartością samą w sobie i czy zwierzęta mogą być wykorzystywane w eksperymentach. Spośród wielu obszarów ludzkiej działalności krytykowanych przez gatunkowizm, artykuł koncentruje się na inżynierii genetycznej jako głównej przeszkodzie w  ochronie zwierząt, ponieważ ludzkie działania w  tym zakresie wkraczają do przestrzeni zwierząt w  poszukiwaniu różnych gatunków potrzebnych do przeprowadzania eksperymentów. Korzystając z metody analizy i oceny krytycznej, autorzy niniejszego artykułu twierdzą, że zwierzęta posiadają życie i należą do środowiska, i tak jak środowisko, powinny być chronione dla ich własnego dobra. Ponadto, jeśli ludzkość będzie kontynuować eksploatację środowiska naturalnego wykorzystując zwierzęta do modyfikacji genetycznych, będzie to miało negatywne konsekwencje dla ludzi oraz spowoduje wyginięcie niektórych gatunków.
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This paper shows how human activity through genetic engineering causes pain to  non-human animals. It primarily deals with an evaluation of the phenomenon of animal rights (specifically animal conservation) from the view of Singer's notion of speciesism. Singer's notion of speciesism frowns at all forms of animal maltreatment and emphasizes that animals are sentients, and they are capable of suffering and feeling pain. The central problem here is whether animal's life has intrinsic value and whether they can be used for experiment. Among the several ways by which speciesism is practiced, this work identified genetic engineering as a major obstacle to animal conservation because humans will invade the animal space to look for various animal species to carry out experiment on. Using the method of critical analysis, evaluation and prescription, the paper argues that animals have life and belong to the environment and as such, the environment should be conserved also for their sake and if humans continue to exploit the environment by using animals for genetic manipulations, there will be negative consequences to humans and extinction of some species.

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23

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1

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25-37

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published
2025

Contributors

  • University of Calabar, Nigeria
  • University of Calabar, Nigeria
  • University of Calabar, Nigeria

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Publication order reference

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Biblioteka Nauki
57191459

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bwmeta1.element.ojs-doi-10_21697_seb_5837
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