Ethics and Science

Informationen zum Autor Adam Briggle is Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion Studies at the University of North Texas. He is the author of A Rich Bioethics: Public Policy! Biotechnology! and the Kass Council (2010). Carl Mitcham is a philosopher of science and technology in the Division of Liberal Arts and International Studies at Colorado School of Mines (CSM). He is the author of several books including Thinking through Technology (1994) and co-author of Humanitarian Engineering (with David Munoz! 2010). Mitcham is co-editor (with Stephen Cutcliffe) of Visions of STS: Counterpoints in Science! Technology and Society Studies (2001) and editor of the four-volume Encyclopedia of Science! Technology! and Ethics (2005). Klappentext This book explores ethical issues at the interfaces of science! policy! religion and technology! cultivating the skills for critical analysis. Zusammenfassung This book explores ethical issues at the interfaces of science! policy! religion and technology. Through case studies and in-depth analyses! this book cultivates skills of critical thinking! cogent argument and informed judgement and explores ethical issues at the interfaces of science! policy and technology. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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.

Autorentext

Adam Briggle is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion at the University of North Texas. He is the author of A Rich Bioethics (2010) and co-author of Ethics and Science: An Introduction (2012).

Klappentext

This book explores ethical issues at the interfaces of science, policy, religion and technology, cultivating the skills for critical analysis.

Inhalt

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.