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Bioethics
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From chariot horses in the ancient world, to Hannibal’s merciless exploitation of elephants to cross the Alps and confront the Roman Empire, animals have played a fundamental role in the long and murky history of human warfare. But it was not until the twentieth century that the military use of animals became distinctly sinister and bizarre. During the Second World War, the American army used kamikaze “tankdogs” to blow up German panzers. In their book A 'Higher Form of Killing', Robert Harris a
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― The Rose-Tinted Menagerie
― The Rose-Tinted Menagerie
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This (...) had made me aware for the first time of the well-disguised myth that they and the academic institutions they represent are bastions of a free exchange of ideas. They are -but only of those ideas that don't 'rock the boat', that refrain from challenging hallowed taboos.
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― Prescription Medicide
― Prescription Medicide
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