title: [The ethics of animal experimentation].
abstract: The paper starts with a short definition of animal experimentation, then three main approaches to the practice are considered: unconditional approval (as advocated by Claude Bernard), conditional and restricted approval (as advocated by Peter Singer) and strict prohibition (as advocated by Tom Regan and Gary Francione). It is argued that what is actually approved or condemned in animal experimentation is the value of the scientific enterprise.
authors.affiliation: Université Pierre Mendès France-Grenoble 2, UFR SH, Bât. ARSH 1251, av. Centrale, D.U. de St Martin d'Hères, BP 47, 38040 Grenoble cedex 9. jean-yves.goffi@upmf-grenoble.fr
authors.forename: Jean-Yves
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Goffi
mesh_terms: D032761:Animal Experimentation / Q000941:ethics*; D017087:Animal Rights; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans