Available:*
Library | Item Barcode | Call Number | Material Type | Item Category 1 | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Searching... | 30000010242908 | Q180.55 .M67 B75 2012 | Open Access Book | Book | Searching... |
On Order
Summary
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.
Reviews 1
Choice Review
One of the seven titles in the "Cambridge Applied Ethics" series, this book introduces students of science and philosophy to issues often considered outside the central core of either discipline. Briggle (Univ. of North Texas) and Mitcham (Colorado School of Mines) cover a range of topics in the volume's 12 chapters. These include the central concepts of science and ethics; "society of science," including standards for responsible research conduct; and "science in society," including culture, technology, and engineering aspects. Many topics, such as the treatment of human subjects and scientific misconduct, are from news headlines. Chapters are independent of each other, and each opens and closes with a very interesting, current case study. The book does not try to summarize existing knowledge so much as offer an opportunity to critically reflect on current questions. The authors review both the positive and negative effects of scientific discoveries, along with their societal impacts. The book is attractively laid out and easy to read with a minimum of jargon. A useful resource for students in undergraduate and graduate courses in both science and philosophy, as well as in elective courses in science and ethics. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through graduate students. K. M. Foos emeritus, Indiana University East
Table of Contents
| Preface |
| 1 Introduction and overview |
| 2 Ethical concepts and theories |
| 3 Science and its norms |
| 4 Research ethics I: misconduct and the responsible conduct of research |
| 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 |
| Appendix:influential ethics codes and declarations |
| Works cited |
| Index |
