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Practical Ethics and Public Policy |
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Practical ethics and public policy.
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Contents |
Introduction -- Ethics and dual-use research / Michael J. Selgelid -- Part I: Dual Use in Context -- Nanotechnology and dual-use dilemmas / Jim Whitman -- What does neuroethics have to say about the problem of dual use? / Valentina Bartolucci, Malcolm Dando -- Synthetic biology as a field of dual-use bioethical concern / Alexander Kelle -- Crops agents, phytopathology and ethical review / Simon Whitby -- The super TB experiment : evolution and resolution of an experiment with dual-use concerns / Nancy Connell -- Part II: Ethical Frameworks and Principles -- Moral development and ethical decision-making / Judi Sture -- Responsible dual use / John Forge -- An expected-value approach to the dual-use problem / Thomas Douglas -- The doctrine of double effect and the ethics of dual use / Suzanne Uniacke -- Unknowns in dual-use dilemmas / Michael Smithson -- Moral responsibility, collective-action problems and the dual-use dilemma in science and technology / Seumas Miller -- Biosecurity and the just-war tradition / Koos van der Bruggen -- The precautionary principle and the dual-use dilemma / Steve Clarke -- Part III: Ethical Practices -- Scientific control over dual-use research prospects for self-regulation / David B. Resnik -- Contrasting dual-use issues in biology and nuclear science / Nicholas G. Evans -- Considering contextuality in dual-use discussions is there a problem? / Louise Bezuidenhout -- Part IV: Ethical Futures -- Exploring the role of life scientists in combating the misuse of incapacitating chemical and toxin agents / Michael Crowley -- WHO Project on Responsible Life-Sciences Research for Global Health Security : why ethics and how to strengthen it? / Emmanuelle Tuerlings, Andreas Reis -- Conclusion Ethics as ... / Brian Rappert |
Summary |
Claims about the transformations enabled by modern science and medicine have been accompanied by an unsettling question in recent years: might the knowledge being produced undermine--rather than further--human and animal well being? On the Dual Uses of Science and Ethics examines the potential for the skills, know-how, information, and techniques associated with modern biology to serve contrasting ends. In recognition of the moral ambiguity of science and technology, each chapter considers steps that might be undertaken to prevent the deliberate spread of disease. Central to achieving this aim is the consideration of what role ethics might serve. To date, the ethical analysis of the themes of this volume has been limited. This book remedies this situation by bringing together contributors from a broad range of backgrounds to address a highly important ethical issue confronting humanity during the 21st century. |
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English. |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
Subject |
Science and civilization -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Science -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Science and the humanities.
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Sciences -- Aspect moral.
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Sciences et sciences humaines.
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Sciences et civilisation -- Aspect moral.
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Ethics and moral philosophy.
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Humanities.
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Philosophy.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
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Science and the humanities
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Science -- Moral and ethical aspects
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Indexed Term |
ethics. |
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technology. |
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humanity. |
Added Author |
Rappert, Brian, editor.
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Selgelid, Michael J., editor.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Rappert, Brian. Dual Uses of Science and Ethics : Principles, Practices, and Prospects. Canberra : ANU Press, ©2013 9781925021332 |
ISBN |
9781925021349 (electronic bk.) |
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1925021343 (electronic bk.) |
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9781925021332 |
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1925021335 |
Standard No. |
10.26530/OAPEN_462759 doi |
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https://doi.org/10.26530/OAPEN_462759 |
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CHBIS 010868461 |
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