Oxford University, Brinkworth, Wiltshire, UK,
J Bioeth Inq. 2013 Dec;10(4):479-84. doi: 10.1007/s11673-013-9477-0. Epub 2013 Oct 3.
Love does not necessarily benefit its object, and cost-free love may damage both object and subject. Our love of animals mobilises several distinct human concerns and should not be considered always as a virtue or always as a benefit to the animals themselves. We need to place this love in its full psychological, cultural, and moral context in order to assess what form it ought to take if animals are to benefit from it.
爱不一定对其对象有益，而无偿的爱可能会损害对象和主体双方。我们对动物的爱调动了人类的几种不同关切，不应总是将其视为一种美德，也不应总是将其视为动物自身的利益。我们需要将这种爱置于其完整的心理、文化和道德背景中，以便评估如果动物要从中受益，它应该采取什么形式。
