The body politic the battle over science in America

"In her foreword to Science Next, Elizabeth Edwards wrote of science as a tool for social progress: "Innovation is not simply the abstract victory of knowledge [or] the research that gave me years to live; the next science can advance human flourishing and serve the common good. That'...

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Autor principal: Moreno, Jonathan D. (-)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Bellevue Literary Press 2011
Edición:1st ed
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Who owns science?
  • Science in America
  • Thepolitics of heredity
  • Dangerous ideas
  • The stem Cell debate
  • Valuing humanity
  • Crossing lines
  • In defense of "progress"