Title: Ethics of emerging technologies : scientific facts and moral challenges /
Authors: Budinger, Thomas F. 1932-; Budinger, Miriam D.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Technology Philosophy; Technology Moral and ethical aspects; Science Moral and ethical aspects; Technology ethics; Science ethics; Morals; Ethics, Research; Technology; Technology Moral and ethical aspects.; Science Moral and ethical aspects.
Abstract: "Ethics of Emerging Technologies provides the background, insight, and tools for approaching and solving ethical dilemmas across a broad range of topics. The text discusses ethical problems, using examples and reasoning tools that will aid engineers, scientists, managers, administrators, and the public who wish to understand risks, benefits, and possible approaches to resolving conflicts associated with new technologies in the context of the global community."--Jacket.
Contents: Ethical principles, reasoning, and decision making -- Ethics in scientific research -- Information technology ethics -- Business ethics -- Environmental ethics -- Ethics in genetically modified organisms -- Medical ethics -- Ethics of human and animal experimentation -- Ethics of assisted reproductive technologies -- Ethics of stem cell technologies -- Ethics of enhancement technologies -- Ethics of emerging technologies -- Glossary.