Ethical Challenges of Human Research: Selected Essays

by Franklin G. Miller

The use of human beings as research subjects poses distinctive ethical issues. Subjects of medical research are exposed to risks of harm for the sake of generating scientific knowledge that can benefit future patients and society. Ethical analysis of the challenges posed by research involving human subjects requires careful attention to the contextual details of scientific experimentation. This book contains 22 essays by Franklin G. Miller on research...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199896208
• ISBN13: 9780199896202
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"