Research Catalog

Title

Times of triumph, times of doubt : science and the battle for public trust / Elof Axel Carlson.

Author

Carlson, Elof Axel.

Publication

Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. : Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, [2006], ©2006.

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Details

Description

x, 227 pages; 24 cm

Subjects

• Science > ethics
• Public Opinion
• Biomedical Research > ethics
• Bioethical Issues
• Biology > Research
• Medicine > Research
• Bioethics
• Science > Moral and ethical aspects
• Scientists > Public opinion

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Pt. 1. The diverse moral and ethical foundations of basic and applied science -- 1. Why science is sometimes perceived as evil -- 2. The tools of judgment : ethics and moral traditions -- Pt. 2. The role of the state in shaping science -- 3. 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 -- Pt. 3. Wartime and the threat of war as justification for suspending ethical and moral behavior by scientists -- 6. Radiation in peace and war -- 7. Herbicides in peace and war -- Pt. 4. The regulation of science to protect individual and public health -- 8. Thalidomide - corporate misconduct masquerading as an act of God -- 9. A synthetic estrogen with harmful outcomes -- Pt. 5. The necessity of regulation to protect the environment -- 10. Pesticides and the environmental movement -- 11. Genetically modified foods - as usual -- Pt. 6. Basic and applied research in medicine -- 12. 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 -- Pt. 7. Assessing bad outcomes -- 16. 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?

ISBN

• 0879698055 (hardcover : alk. paper)
• 9780879698058 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN

2006007334

OCLC

• ocm65201197
• SCSB-5297560

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries