Science, Ethics, and Politics: Conversations and Investigations

by Kristen Renwick Monroe

Book Overview

Science and ethics are not usual bedfellows. Traditionally, ethical issues fall in the domain of the philosopher or the theologian and start with first principles. Courses on ethics usually stress the classics, telling students of the works of Kant or the Utilitarians, for example, and then posing ethical dilemmas to help the student work through the process of moral choice informed by knowledge of the canon in ethics. In this volume, we take a different...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594519978
• ISBN13: 9781594519970
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"