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Overview
Ethics of Science is a comprehensive and student-friendly introduction to the study of ethics in science and scientific research. The book covers:• Science and Ethics
• Ethical Theory and Applications
• Science as a Profession
• Standards of Ethical Conduct in Science
• Objectivity in Research
• Ethical Issues in the Laboratory
• The Scientist in Society
• Toward a More Ethical Science
• Actual case studies include: Baltimore Affair
• cold fusion
• Milikan's oil drop experiments
• human and animal cloning
• Cold War experiments
• Strategic Defence Initiative
• the Challenger accident
• Tobacco Research.
Synopsis
Ethics of Science is a comprehensive and student-friendly introduction to the study of ethics in science and scientific research. The book covers:
• Science and Ethics
• Ethical Theory and Applications
• Science as a Profession
• Standards of Ethical Conduct in Science
• Objectivity in Research
• Ethical Issues in the Laboratory
• The Scientist in Society
• Toward a More Ethical Science
• Actual case studies include: Baltimore Affair
• cold fusion
• Milikan's oil drop experiments
• human and animal cloning
• Cold War experiments
• Strategic Defence Initiative
• the Challenger accident
• Tobacco Research.