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Ethics and science : an introduction / Adam Briggle, University of North Texas and Carl Mitcham, Colorado School of Mines.

By:

Briggle, Adam

Contributor(s):

Mitcham, Carl

Material type: Text

TextOriginal language: English Description: xviii, 370 pages : illustrations 26 cmISBN:

9780521878418 (hardback);9780521702676 (paperback)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

174.95 23 ADE 2012

Summary: "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"--

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Library Section SB- R304	174.95 ADE 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		P 33546

Includes bibliographical references (pages 328-346) and index.

"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"--

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