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Obtaining Support for Eradication Programs Using a Common Ethical Language

Obtaining Support for Eradication Programs Using a Common Ethical Language

Cameron David Brewer
Copyright: © 2018 |Volume: 9 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 11
ISSN: 1947-3451|EISSN: 1947-346X|EISBN13: 9781522545071|DOI: 10.4018/IJT.2018070102
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Brewer, Cameron David. "Obtaining Support for Eradication Programs Using a Common Ethical Language." IJT vol.9, no.2 2018: pp.15-25. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJT.2018070102

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Brewer, C. D. (2018). Obtaining Support for Eradication Programs Using a Common Ethical Language. International Journal of Technoethics (IJT), 9(2), 15-25. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJT.2018070102

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Brewer, Cameron David. "Obtaining Support for Eradication Programs Using a Common Ethical Language," International Journal of Technoethics (IJT) 9, no.2: 15-25. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJT.2018070102

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Abstract

When determining whether or not to move forward with an eradication program, the question of possible success must be raised. Successful campaigns often need support from the public and governmental institutions, but different stakeholders may highlight different concerns when an eradication program is proposed. In what follows, the author argues that using a common ethical language when discussing particularly divisive programs with the public can help garner support for those programs. More specifically, utilizing utilitarian theory can play a valuable role in obtaining public support for eradication programs involving appealing animals.

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