The Ethics of Science by David B Resnik

The Ethics of Science by David B Resnik

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.

'One way of promoting more ethical behaviour in science is to get science students to study ethical issues: David Resnik's book is an excellent text for this purpose' - Nature

'Saving the best till last, the book's appendix contains 50 case studies that shold provoke many stimulating discussions.' - Nature

Dr. Resnik has been a Bioethicist at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health since 2004. Dr. Resnik was an Associate and Full Professor of Medical Humanities at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University (ECU) from 1998-2004, and an Associate Director of the Bioethics Center at ECU and University Health Systems from 1998-2004. Dr. Resnik was Assistant and Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wyoming (UW) from 1990-1998, and Director of the Center for the Advancement of Ethics at UW from 1995-1998. Dr. Resnik has an M.A. and Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and J.D. from Concord University School of Law. He received his B.A. in philosophy from Davidson College. Dr. Resnik has published over 300 articles and 9 books on various topics in philosophy and bioethics and is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He serves on several editorial boards and is an Associate Editor of the journal Accountability in Research. Dr. Resnik is also a Certified IRB Professional.

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ISBN 13	9780415166980
ISBN 10	0415166985
Title	The Ethics of Science
Author	David B Resnik
Series	Philosophical Issues In Science
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	1998-03-26
Number of pages	232
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