HARLOW,HARRY,F. AND ANIMAL RESEARCH - REFLECTION ON THE ETHICAL PARADOX

With respect to the ethical debate about the treatment of animals in b iomedical and behavioral research, Harry F. Harlow represents a parado x. On the one hand, his work on monkey cognition and social developmen t fostered a view of the animals as having rich subjective lives fille d with intention and emotion. On the other, he has been criticized for the conduct of research that seemed to ignore the ethical implication s of his own discoveries. The basis of this contradiction is discussed and propositions for current research practice are presented.