Author : Kristin Sharon Shrader-Frechette,Laura Westra
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0847686310
Technology and Values by Kristin Sharon Shrader-Frechette,Laura Westra Pdf
Technology and Values provides a highly useful collection of essays organized around issues related to science, technology, public health, economics, the environment, and ethical theory. The editors present effective introductions that provide background information as well as philosophical tools and case studies to facilitate understanding of the variety of issues emanating from the most significant developments in technology, including the effects on privacy of the widespread use of computers to store and retrieve personal information and the ethical considerations of genetic engineering.