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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The diverse moral and ethical foundations of basic and applied science -- Why science is sometimes perceived as evil -- The tools of judgment : ethics and moral traditions -- The role of the State in shaping science -- Evil at its worst : Nazi medicine and human biology -- The banality of evil : the careers of Charles Davenport and Harry Laughlin -- Wartime and the threat of war as justification for suspending ethical and moral behavior by scientists -- Heroes with feet of clay: Francis Galton and Harry Clay Sharp -- Radiation in peace and war -- Herbicides in peace and war -- The regulation of science to protect individual and public health -- Thalidomide-- corporate misconduct masquerading as an act of God -- A synthetic estrogen with harmful outcomes -- The necessity of regulation to protect the environment -- Pesticides and the environmental movement -- Genetically modified foods-- as usual -- Basic and applied research in medicine -- Medical deception and syphilis -- Prenatal diagnosis and an alleged eugenics through the back door -- Cloning, stem cells, hyperbole, and cant -- Assisted reproduction and the argument of playing God -- Assessing bad outcomes -- Quantifying evil or bad outcomes -- Science, history, and responsibility -- How science changes our worldview for the better -- How can good intentions avoid bad outcomes?