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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Beever, Jonathan, 1980- (-), Morar, Nicolae, 1979-
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: West Lafayette, Ind. : Published in collaboration with the Global Policy Research Institute by Purdue University Press 2013.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Purdue studies in public policy
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009710825906719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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).