New dimensions in bioethics : science, ethics, and the formulation of public policy /
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| Imprint: | Boston : Kluwer Academic, c2001. |
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| Description: | xx, 225 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4403168 |
Table of Contents:
- I.. Preface
- Introduction
- The Authors
- II.. The Social Function of the Scientist: The Ethics of Truth Telling
- III.. Geneties
- Race, Genes and Human Origins: How Genetically Diverse are We?
- Can Agricultural Biotechnology Solve World Hunger Problems?: The Role of Regulations and Oligopolies
- Genetic Predisposition and the Politics of Prediction
- IV.. Environment
- Scale, Awareness and Conscience: The Moral Terrain of Ecological Vulnerability
- Pesticide Use: Ethical, Environmental, and Public Health Implications
- Falling Leaves and Ethical Dilemmas: Agent Orange in Vietnam
- Animal Matters
- Environmental Values in Peace and War
- V.. Medicine
- Roe v. Wade as a Counter-Revolutionary Manifesto: A Retrospective View
- Home Sweet Hospital: The Nature and Limits of Family Responsibilities for Home Health Care
- Ethics and Public Policy in a Democracy: The Case of Human Embryo Research
- Human Sacrifice and Human Experimentation: Reflections at Nuremberg
- Index
