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RECORD NUMBER: 20 OF 133Main Title | Debating science : deliberation, values, and the common good / | |||||||||||
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Publisher | Prometheus Books, | |||||||||||
Year Published | 2011 | |||||||||||
OCLC Number | 726821365 | |||||||||||
ISBN | 9781616144999 (pbk. : alk. paper); 1616144998 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9781616145002 (ebook); 1616145005 (ebook) | |||||||||||
Subjects | Science--Moral and ethical aspects ; Technology--Moral and ethical aspects | |||||||||||
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Collation | 277 p. ; 23 cm. | |||||||||||
Notes | Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-277) and index. |
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Contents Notes | Pt. ONE FOUNDATIONAL ISSUES -- Section 1. Ethics and the Science Debates -- 1. Debating Science: Ethics Education and Deliberation / Dane Scott -- 2. Overcoming Scientific Ideology / Bernard Rollin -- 3. Overcoming Philosophobia: A Few Ethical Tools for the Science Debates / Christopher J. Preston -- 4. Bridging the Gap: Global Justice in Health Research / Nicole Hassoun -- Section 2. Policy and the Science Debates -- 5. Intellectual Liberty and the Public Regulation of Scientific Research / Clark Wolf -- 6. Efficiency vs. Equity: Economic Considerations in the Science Debates / Richard Barrett -- 7. Communicating Science: Moral Responsibility in Theory and Practice / Wendy S. Parker -- Pt. TWO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEBATES -- Section 1. Biotechnology -- 8. Is Sustainability Worth Debating? / Paul B. Thompson -- 9. Biotechnology and the Pursuit of Food Security / David Castle -- Section 2. Climate Change -- 10. Ethically Dealing with Climate Change: Comparing the Maldives, China, and the United States / Bill McKibben -- 11. Science, Ethics, and Technology and the Challenge of Global Warming / Albert Borgmann -- 12. Ten Ethical Questions That Should Be Asked of Those Who Oppose Climate Change Polices on Scientific Grounds / Donald A. Brown -- Section 3. Nanotechnology -- 13. Value-Sensitive Design and Nanotechnology / Ronald Sandler -- 14. Debating Nanoethics: US Public Perceptions of Nanotech Applications for Energy and Environment / Tyronne Martin. |