Making and the Virtues: The Ethics of Scientific Research

Scientific research, considered in isolation, is often regarded as an amoral activity. In this view, ethics exists only around the margins of research - perhaps in the choice of topics pursued, the treatment of experimental subjects, or the use of results. Such an account seems to explain why brilli...

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Main Author: Stapleford, Thomas A. 1974- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:German
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Published: Mohr Siebeck [2018]
In: Philosophy, theology and the sciences
Year: 2018, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, Pages: 28-50
RelBib Classification:NCA Ethics
NCJ Ethics of science
VA Philosophy
ZC Politics in general
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