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Perspectives in Bioethics, Science, and Public Policy /

"In this book, nine thought-leaders engage with some of the hottest moral issues in science and ethics. Based on talks originally given at the annual "Purdue Lectures in Ethics, Policy, and Science," the chapters explore interconnections between the three areas in an engaging and acce...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Autres auteurs: Morar, Nicolae, 1979-, Beever, Jonathan, 1980-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: West Lafayette, Indiana : Published in collaboration with the Global Policy Research Institute by Purdue University Press, [2013]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Machine generated contents note: Part 1: Animals: Moral agency, moral considerability, and consciousness (Daniel Kelly) and From minds to minding (Mark Bernstein); Animal Pain: What is it and why does it matter? (Bernard Rollin).
  • Part 2: Environment: The future of environmental ethics (Holmes Rolston III); Climate change, human rights, and the trillionth ton of carbon (Henry Shue); Ethics, environment, and nanotechnology (Barbara Karn).
  • Part 3: Biotechnologies: Nanotechnologies: Science and society (James Leary); Ethical issues in constructing and using bio-banks (Eric Meslin); Synthetic life: A new industrial revolution (Gregory Kaebnick).