Oppenheimer's Choice by Richard Mason
In 1942, J. Robert Oppenheimer accepted the leadership of the Manhattan Project at the Los Alamos Laboratory, which produced the first atomic bomb three years later. This book examines the ethics of Oppenheimer's choice to take that job and our judgment of his acceptance, leading to the larger question of the meaning of moral judgment itself. Through an analysis of Oppenheimer's choice, Richard Mason explores questions of responsibility, the justification for the pursuit of scientific curiosity, the purity of research, and many other topics of interest in scientific ethics. This unique look at one man's choice brings out the necessary step from personal detail to abstract reflection--it may be easy to praise or condemn Oppenheimer's choice, but less easy to justify our praise or condemnation. Oppenheimer's Choice establishes the possibility of this kind of moral philosophy--neither applied nor practical ethics, but instead a sustained concentration on a single choice, and what it means.-
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Richard Mason (1948–2006) was a Fellow of Wolfson College at Cambridge. He is the author of Understanding Understanding and Before Logic, both also published by SUNY Press, and The God of Spinoza.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780791467817 |
| ISBN 10 | 0791467813 |
| Title | Oppenheimer's Choice |
| Author | Richard Mason |
| Series | Suny Series In Philosophy |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | State University of New York Press |
| Year published | 2006-07-03 |
| Number of pages | 193 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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