Ethics and science : an introduction
"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 wil...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Cambridge, England :
Cambridge University Press ,
c2012
|
| Series: | Cambridge applied ethics
|
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction and overview
- 2. Ethical concepts and theories
- 3. Science and its norms
- 4. Research ethics I: responsible conduct
- 5. Research ethics II: science involving humans
- 6. Research ethics III: science involving animals
- 7. The science of ethics
- 8. Transition: from ethics to politics and policy
- 9. Science and politics I: policy for science
- 10. Science and politics II: science for policy
- 11. Science and ideational culture
- 12. Science applied: ethics and engineering