Moral Issues In The Natural Sciences And Technologies

Author : Jurie van den Heever,Chris Jones
Publisher : AOSIS
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781928396840

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Moral Issues in the Natural Sciences and Technologies by Jurie van den Heever,Chris Jones Pdf

This book reflects academically on important and relevant natural scientific disciplines, important technologies and related media to determine and communicate the moral issues and challenges within those specific fields of study, and how to deal with them morally and from a multidimensional South African context. It aims to add scientific, technological and ethical value, locally and globally, by reflecting mainly from the viewpoint of a specific scholars, writing about the most pressing moral issues or challenges raised by problems within their specific field of study. It is written mainly from a qualitative methodological perspective, including autobiographical and participatory views. The co-authors present in respective chapters their research systematically and intersectionally, based on profound theoretical analysis and reasoning. Current research in the basic and implied sciences and technologies requires sound ethical practice based on a defensible moral stance. Moral norms, in our view, are deeply grounded and evolved convictions about justice and injustice, right and wrong, good and bad. It is not about rules. This scholarly book combines the insights and expertise of established South African scholars from different disciplines and backgrounds. The contributors are all deeply committed to the value and validity of science and ethical practice across the moral spectrum. Open and responsible discussions around this topic can lead to the introduction of moral guidelines and regulations to protect the rights of individuals, animals and the environment, while simultaneously facilitating the growth of scientific practice. This collected work, with its very specific and carefully selected grouping of academic fields, aims to innovatively assist in alleviating the shortage of academic publications reflecting on the moral issues in these specific fields.

Author : Chris Jones,Jurie Van den Heever
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Applied ethics
ISBN : 1928396852

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Moral Issues in the Natural Science and Technologies by Chris Jones,Jurie Van den Heever Pdf

This book reflects academically on important and relevant natural scientific disciplines, important technologies and related media to determine and communicate the moral issues and challenges within those specific fields of study, and how to deal with them morally and from a multidimensional South African context. It aims to add scientific, technological and ethical value, locally and globally, by reflecting mainly from the viewpoint of a specific scholars, writing about the most pressing moral issues or challenges raised by problems within their specific field of study. It is written mainly from a qualitative methodological perspective, including autobiographical and participatory views. The co-authors present in respective chapters their research systematically and intersectionally, based on profound theoretical analysis and reasoning. Current research in the basic and implied sciences and technologies requires sound ethical practice based on a defensible moral stance. Moral norms, in our view, are deeply grounded and evolved convictions about justice and injustice, right and wrong, good and bad. It is not about rules. This scholarly book combines the insights and expertise of established South African scholars from different disciplines and backgrounds. The contributors are all deeply committed to the value and validity of science and ethical practice across the moral spectrum. Open and responsible discussions around this topic can lead to the introduction of moral guidelines and regulations to protect the rights of individuals, animals and the environment, while simultaneously facilitating the growth of scientific practice. This collected work, with its very specific and carefully selected grouping of academic fields, aims to innovatively assist in alleviating the shortage of academic publications reflecting on the moral issues in these specific fields

Author : Raymond E. E.Spier
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2003-08-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134753727

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Science and Technology Ethics by Raymond E. E.Spier Pdf

Science and Technology Ethics re-examines the ethics by which we live and asks the question: do we have in place the ethical guidelines through which we can incorporate these developments with the minimum of disruption and disaffection? It assesses the ethical systems in place and proposes new approaches to our scientific and engineering processes and products, our social contacts, biology and informatics, the military industry and our environmental responsibilities. The volume is multidisciplinary and reflects the aim of the book to promote a state of the art assessment of these issues. Science and Technology Ethics is a much-needed discussion of the scientific developments that have major effects on the way we live. It will be of interest to all students of science and technology and all professionals involved with administrating laws in these fields.

Author : M. J. Frazer,A. Kornhauser
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781483160573

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Ethics and Social Responsibility in Science Education by M. J. Frazer,A. Kornhauser Pdf

Ethics and Social Responsibility in Science Education discusses the principles and approaches to the problems of ethics and social responsibility in science education. The book is divided into three parts. The first part, Principles and Approach, explores the nature of moral education and the ethics; social responsibility of science; and the roles of scientists and engineers in societal issues. The second part, Problems and Prospects, covers different social and cultural issues in relation to ethics in science such as international stability; food production; human experimentation; medical ethics; chemical pollution; and energy production. The third part, Teaching Methodology, talks about the importance and styles of teaching ethics and social responsibility in science education. The text is recommended for practitioners, researchers, and educators in the different fields of science. Those who wish to know the importance of ethics in the socio-cultural aspect of sciences will also find this book helpful.

Author : Christian Baron,Peter Nicolai Halvorsen,Christine Cornea
Publisher : Springer
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783319565774

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Science Fiction, Ethics and the Human Condition by Christian Baron,Peter Nicolai Halvorsen,Christine Cornea Pdf

This book explores what science fiction can tell us about the human condition in a technological world, with the ethical dilemmas and consequences that this entails. This book is the result of the joint efforts of scholars and scientists from various disciplines. This interdisciplinary approach sets an example for those who, like us, have been busy assessing the ways in which fictional attempts to fathom the possibilities of science and technology speak to central concerns about what it means to be human in a contemporary world of technology and which ethical dilemmas it brings along. One of the aims of this book is to demonstrate what can be achieved in approaching science fiction as a kind of imaginary laboratory for experimentation, where visions of human (or even post-human) life under various scientific, technological or natural conditions that differ from our own situation can be thought through and commented upon. Although a scholarly work, this book is also designed to be accessible to a general audience that has an interest in science fiction, as well as to a broader academic audience interested in ethical questions.

Author : Carl Mitcham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 662 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:49015003043255

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Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics by Carl Mitcham Pdf

This encyclopedia considers both the professional ethics of science and technology, and the social, ethical, and political issues raised by science and technology.

Author : Simone van der Burg,T. Swierstra
Publisher : Springer
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781137002938

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Ethics on the Laboratory Floor by Simone van der Burg,T. Swierstra Pdf

This volume unites ethicists and social scientists to contribute to a new type of technology ethics. Cooperation with scientists makes it possible to anticipate ethical questions and problems at a stage when the technology can still be changed.

Author : Jorge Nef,Jokelee Vanderkop,Henry Wiseman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : IND:30000004423137

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Ethics and Technology by Jorge Nef,Jokelee Vanderkop,Henry Wiseman Pdf

Author : Committee on the Experiences and Challenges of Science and Ethics in the United States and Iran,Policy and Global Affairs,In cooperation with the Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Medical Sciences of the Islamic Republic of Iran,National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2003-05-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 030950791X

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The Experiences and Challenges of Science and Ethics by Committee on the Experiences and Challenges of Science and Ethics in the United States and Iran,Policy and Global Affairs,In cooperation with the Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Medical Sciences of the Islamic Republic of Iran,National Research Council Pdf

In April 2002, the U.S. National Academies hosted an interacademy workshop involving participants from the United States and Iran on the topic of Science and Ethics. The explicit purposes of the workshop were (a) to engage important members of the American and Iranian scientific communities in meaningful discussions of the topic of science and ethics and particularly differences in the approaches in the west and in Islamic countries in general and Iran in particular, (b) to encourage greater participation by Iranian scientists in international scientific discussions by exposing them to seasoned veterans in international meetings, and (c) to identify specific topics and approaches that could be carried out by the Academies in the two countries to contribute to international understanding of the importance of considering the ethical dimensions of scientific research and related activities. This report includes documents prepared by four breakout groups and a statement on priority areas for future interacademy cooperation developed at the final plenary session. Also included are background papers prepared by some participants prior to the workshop that were not previously published.

Author : John A. Bloom
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433539381

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The Natural Sciences by John A. Bloom Pdf

Whether it’s widely promoted debates streamed over the internet or a big-budget documentary series on TV, the supposed “conflict” between science and faith remains as prominent as ever. In this accessible guide for students, a well-regarded science professor introduces readers to the natural sciences from a distinctly Christian perspective. Starting with the classical view of God as the Creator and Sustainer of the universe, this book lays the biblical foundation for the study of the natural world and explores the history of scientific reflection from Kepler to Darwin. This informative resource argues that the Christian worldview provides the best grounds for scientific investigation, offering readers the framework they need to think and speak clearly about this important issue.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004333222

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Evandro Agazzi: Right, Wrong and Science by Anonim Pdf

Solving the problem of the negative impact of science and technology on society and the environment is indeed the greatest challenge of our time. To date, this challenge has been taken up by few professional philosophers of science, making this volume a welcome contribution to the general debate. Agazzi’s treatment involves viewing modern science and technology as each constituting systems. Against the background of this approach, he provides a penetrating analysis of science, technology and ethics, and their interrelations. Agazzi sees the solution to the problem as lying in the moral sphere and including a multilateral assumption of responsibility on the part of decision makers both within and outside of science.

Author : Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400945388

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The Moral Sense in the Communal Significance of Life by Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka Pdf

Author : Lotte Asveld,Sabine Roeser
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136554124

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The Ethics of Technological Risk by Lotte Asveld,Sabine Roeser Pdf

'A comprehensive and important collection that includes essays by some of the leading figures in the field. ...Essential reading for anyone interested in risk assessment.' Professor Kristin Shrader-Frechette, University of Notre Dame 'The editors are to be congratulated for bringing together a distinguished international group of theorists to reflect on the issues. This volume will be sure to raise the level of debate while at the same time showing the importance of philosophical reflection in approaches to the problems of the age.' Professor Jonathan Wolff, University College London This volume brings together top authors from the fields of risk, philosophy, social sciences and psychology to address the issue of how we should decide how far technological risks are morally acceptable or not. The underlying principles are examined, along with methodological challenges, public involvement and instruments for democratization. A strong theoretical basis is complemented by a range of case studies from some of the most contentious areas, including medical ethics and GM crops. This book is a vital new resource for researchers, students and anyone concerned that traditional approaches to risk management don't adequately address ethical considerations.

Author : Roman Z. Morawski
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 658 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-04
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783111180755

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Technoscientific Research by Roman Z. Morawski Pdf

Unlike the bulk majority of publications on philosophy of science and research ethics, which are authored by professional philosophers and intended for philosophers, this book has been written by a research practitioner and intended for research practitioners. It is distinctive by its integrative approach to methodological and ethical issues related to research practice, with special emphasis of mathematical modelling and measurement, as well as by attempted application of engineering design methodology to moral decision making. It is also distinctive by more than 200 real-world examples drawn from various domains of science and technology. It is neither a philosophical treaty nor a quick-reference guide. It is intended to encourage young researchers, especially Ph.D. students, to deeper philosophical reflection over research practice. They are not expected to have any philosophical background, but encouraged to consult indicated sources of primary information and academic textbooks containing syntheses of information from primary sources. This book can be a teaching aid for students attending classes aimed at identification of methodological and ethical issues related to technoscientific research, followed by introduction to the methodology of analysing dilemmas arising in this context.

Author : Ronald Sandler
Publisher : Springer
Page : 583 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781137349088

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Ethics and Emerging Technologies by Ronald Sandler Pdf

First and only undergraduate textbook that addresses the social and ethical issues associated with a wide array of emerging technologies, including genetic modification, human enhancement, geoengineering, robotics, virtual reality, artificial meat, neurotechnologies, information technologies, nanotechnology, sex selection, and more.