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The freedom of scientific research : bridging the gap between science and society / edited by Simona Giordano in collaboration with John Harris and Lucio Piccirillo.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Contemporary issues in bioethics, law and medical humanities
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science--Social aspects.
- Science.
- Research--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Research.
- Science and law.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2019.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Front matter; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Contributors; Series editor's foreword; Preface: the moral foundations of freedom of science; Acknowledgements; Part I: Freedom of science: promises and hazards; Introduction to Part I; The influence of infection on society; Scientific progress and longevity: curse or blessing?; Reproductive technologies and the family in the twenty-first century; New frontiers in surgery: the case of uterus and penis transplantation; Freedom, law, politics, genes: the case of mitochondrial transfer.
- Scientific freedom and responsibility in a biosecurity contextRobotic intelligence: philosophical and ethical challenges; Big science and small science: reflections on the relationship between science and society from the perspective of physics; Part II: Freedom of science and the need for regulation; Introduction to Part II; Advocating a radical change in policies and new models to secure freedom and efficiency in funding and communication of science; Freedom of research and the right to science: from theory to advocacy; The donation of embryos for research: maintaining trust.
- From Galileo to embryos and narcotic drugs: the quest for the right to scienceScience, self-control and human freedom: a naturalistic approach; Evidence-based policy and the precautionary principle: friends or foes?; Let freedom ring for science: an American perspective; Conclusion; Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 15, 2018).
- Other Format:
- Print version:
- ISBN:
- 9781526127686
- 1526127687
- 9781526127693
- 1526127695
- Publisher Number:
- 40028767277
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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