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Who owns your genes? What does climate science imply for policy? Do corporations conduct honest research? Should we teach intelligent design? Humans are creating a new world through science. The kind of world we are creating will not simply be decided by expanding scientific knowledge, but will depend on views about good and bad, right and wrong. These visions, in turn, depend on critical thinking, cogent argument and informed judgement. In this book, Adam Briggle and Carl Mitcham help readers to cultivate these skills. They first introduce ethics and the normative structure of science and then consider the 'society of science' and its norms for the responsible conduct of research and the treatment of human and animal research subjects. Later chapters examine 'science in society' - exploring ethical issues at the interfaces of science, policy, religion, culture and technology. Each chapter features case studies and research questions to stimulate further reflection.Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-139780521702676
eBay Product ID (ePID)128837103
Product Key Features
Number of Pages388 Pages
Publication NameEthics and Science: an Introduction
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEngineering & Technology, Science
Publication Year2012
TypeTextbook
AuthorAdam Briggle, Carl Mitcham
SeriesCambridge Applied Ethics
Dimensions
Item Height245 mm
Item Weight760 g
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorCarl Mitcham, Adam Briggle