ethics

Sciences Otherwise
Elements of philosophy for use by curious researcherscurieux
F. Grison
Edition 2011

The author uses work by philosophers of science to show that science is the expression or image of the culture from which it is born. Constructed to raise the awareness of researchers to philosophical thinking, the book step by step presents the links between science and the human society which conceives it. It invites the reader to assume and go beyond his scientific knowledge in his own society.

Bullfighting Without Death?
J. Porcher, C. Pereira
Edition 2011

Bullfighting - you are either for or against, there is no happy medium. Moving away from this dichotomy, the author views bullfighting from the angle of working with the animals. Is bullfighting possible without death?

Expérimentation animale
Entre droit et liberté
J. Marguénaud
Edition 2011

Despite the scientific advances attributed to animal experimentation, it henceforth has to bow to the EU directive of 22/09/2010 which lays down a framework for the use of animals for scientific purposes and marks a new victory for law.

Penser comme un rat

V. Despret
Edition 2009 What does the labyrinth test mean to a rat? Seeking to understand the animals' viewpoint could incite researchers to change their practices.

Éthologie appliquée
Animal and Human Behaviours, Society Issues
A. Boissy, M. Pham-Delègue, C. Baudoin
Edition 2009

Applied ethology studies the behaviour of animals in their natural environment and interacting with man. The approach has fairly recently been extended to human behaviours. This work attempts to make this fledgling discipline known to a wider audience.

Science et communication

M. Claessens
Edition 2009 The book's main message is that a culture of good science communication still does not exist in Europe. In order to improve the science communication culture, the book proposes to set up "science courts" and to institutionalise consensus conferences.

Homme et animal, la question des
V. Camos, F. Cézilly, P. Guenancia, J. Sylvestre
Edition 2009

This collection includes texts of a speculative and highly empirical nature concerning the question of the radical singularity of man or the limits between man and animals.

Welfare of pigs
From Birth to Slaughter
L. Faucitano, A. Schaefer
Edition 2008 This work is one of the most easy-to-understand scientific reviews on animal welfare currently available. All aspects of animal welfare with respect to pigs are discussed, from genetic selection and breeding to transportation and slaughter.

A quoi sert l'histoire des sciences

M. Morange
Edition 2008 The aim of this book is to show that the history, philosophy and sociology of science are of direct use in building scientific knowledge.

Alimentation populaire et réforme sociale
Consumption among the working classes in the second half of the 19th century
A. Lhuissier
Edition 2007

An ethnographical approach to dietary habits among the working classes in the second half of the 19th century, a descriptive and comprehensive typology of working class families according to their saving habits, consumption patterns and lifestyle.