Times of Triumph, Times of Doubt : Science and the Battle for Public Trust
Times of Triumph, Times of Doubt : Science and the Battle for Public Trust
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Author(s): Carlson, Elof Axel
ISBN No.: 9780879698058
Pages: 227
Year: 200608
Format: Trade Cloth (Hard Cover)
Price: $ 53.82
Status: Out Of Print

Introduction PART 1:  THE DIVERSE MORAL AND ETHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF BASIC AND APPLIED SCIENCE1. Why Science Is Sometimes Perceived as Evil 2. The Tools of Judgment:  Ethics and Moral Traditions PART 2:  THE ROLE OF THE STATE IN SHAPING SCIENCE3. Evil at Its Worst:  Nazi Medicine and Biology 4. The Banality of Evil:  The Careers of Charles Davenport and Harry Laughlin 5. Heroes with Feet of Clay:  Francis Galton and Harry Clay Sharp PART 3:  WARTIME AND THE THREAT OF WAR AS JUSTIFICATION FOR SUSPENDING ETHICAL AND MORAL BEHAVIOR BY SCIENTISTS6. Radiation in Peace and War 7. Herbicides in Peace and War PART 4:  REGULATION OF SCIENCE TO PROTECT INDIVIDUAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH8.


Thalidomide-Corporate Misconduct Masquerading as an Act of God 9. A Synthetic Estrogen with Harmful Outcomes PART 5:  THE NECESSITY OF REGULATION TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT10. Pesticides and the Environmental Movement 11. Genetically Modified Foods-As Usual PART 6:  BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH IN MEDICINE12. Medical Deception and Syphilis 13. Prenatal Diagnosis and an Alleged Eugenics through the Back Door 14. Cloning, Stem Cells, Hyperbole, and Cant 15. Assisted Reproduction and the Argument of Playing God PART 7:  ASSESSING BAD OUTCOMES16.


Quantifying Evil or Bad Outcomes 17. Science, History, and Responsibility 18. How Science Changes Our Worldview for the Better 19. How Can Good Intentions Avoid Bad Outcomes? Index.


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