动物伦理哀悼:与非人类动物有关的损失和悲伤类型
1Faculty of Theology, Finland & Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science HELSUS, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Frontiers in veterinary science
|May 13, 2025
概括
这项研究探讨了动物伦理哀悼,一种因对动物的道德承诺而产生的悲伤. 它引入了与物,野生动物和养殖动物有关的社会挑战悲伤经历的新术语.
科学领域:
- 人与动物的互动和情绪反应的跨学科研究.
- 心理学,伦理学和动物研究.
背景情况:
- 与非人类动物相关的悲伤越来越被认可,特别是在物方面.
- 动物专业人士之间的生态悲伤和哀悼是新兴的研究领域.
- 关于农场动物悲伤的研究有限.
研究的目的:
- 检查各种形式的动物伦理哀悼,定义为因对动物的道德承诺而产生的悲伤.
- 应用Pihkala的生态悲伤框架来理解与伴侣动物,野生动物和养殖动物有关的悲伤.
- 为社会冲突的哀悼经历引入新的概念.
主要方法:
- 综合心理学和伦理观点的跨学科分析.
- 生态悲伤框架的应用 (Pihkala, 2024) 给案例.
- 在伴侣动物,野生动物和养殖动物环境中探索悲伤.
主要成果:
- 在不同的人与动物关系中识别各种形式的损失和悲伤.
- 建议两种新术语:"争议的悲伤"和"对立的悲伤"用于社会矛盾的哀悼.
- 展示框架对理解各种与动物有关的悲伤的有用性.
结论:
- 动物伦理哀悼是一种具有不同表现的显著现象.
- 争议和反点的悲伤的概念为社会复杂的哀悼提供了新的见解.
- 这些发现对经历悲伤的个人,以及对社会理解和涉及动物的专业实践有价值.
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