Ethics in scientific research : an examination of ethical principles and emerging topics / Cortney Weinbaum, Eric Landree, Marjory S. Blumenthal, Tepring Piquado, Carlos Ignacio Gutierrez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weinbaum, Cortney, author.

Landree, Eric, author.

Blumenthal, Marjory S., author.

Piquado, Tepring, author.

Gutierrez, Carlos Ignacio, author.

Contributor:

National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)

Rand Corporation.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Moral and ethical aspects.

Science.

Bioethics.

Physical Description:

xvi, 101 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : RAND, [2019]

Summary:

Scientific research ethics vary by discipline and by country, and this analysis sought to understand those variations. The goal of this project was to provide researchers, government officials, and others who create, modify, and enforce ethics in scientific research around the world with an understanding of how ethics are created, monitored, and enforced across scientific disciplines and across international borders. The authors reviewed literature from across scientific disciplines and conducted interviews with experts in the United States, Europe, and China. The research had two motivations: (1) to inform researchers and sponsors who engage in research in emerging scientific disciplines and who may face new ethical challenges, and (2) to inform research sponsors-including government officials-who wish to encourage ethical research without unintentionally encouraging researchers to pursue their research in other jurisdictions. This analysis led to an understanding of which ethics are common across disciplines, how these ethics might vary geographically, and how emerging topics are shaping future ethics. The authors focused on the ethics of scientific research and how the research is conducted, rather than on how the research is applied. This distinction excluded from this research an analysis of so-called "dual-use" applications for military purposes.

Notes:

Title from PDF document (title page; viewed May 30, 2019).

"RAND National Defense Research Institute."

"Prepared for the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-101).

Description based on electronic resource.

ISBN:

1977402690

9781977402691

OCLC:

1106166725