The Responsible Scientist : a philosophical inquiry /

When Fat Boy, the first atomic bomb was detonated at Los Alamos, New Mexico in 1945, moral responsibility in science was forever thrust into the forefront of philosophical debate. The culmination of the famed Manhattan Project, which employed many of the world's best scientific minds, was a sin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Forge, John, 1946-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, 2008.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Scientists > Professional ethics.
Research > Moral and ethical aspects.
Research > Social aspects.
Recherche > Aspect moral.
Recherche > Aspect social.
PHILOSOPHY / General
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction: Science and Responsibility
  • Part One. Outcomes and Responsibility
  • 1. Outcomes of Scientific Research
  • 2. The Manhattan Project
  • 3. On Responsibility
  • Part Two. Looking Back
  • 4. Actions, Consequences, and Omissions
  • 5. Intention and Responsibility
  • 6. Ignorance and Responsibility
  • 7. Ignorance and Foresight in Practice
  • Part Three. Looking Forward
  • 8. The Ethics of Science
  • 9. Science and Weapons Research
  • 10. What Scientists Should Do
  • Part Four. Science and Group Responsibility
  • 11. Group Research and Group Responsibility
  • 12. Group Research and Collective Responsibility
  • Conclusion: Taking Responsibilities Seriously
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

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