Science and Ethics: Papers Presented at a Symposium Held Under the Aegis of the Australian Academy of Science, University of New South Wales, November 7, 1980David Roger Oldroyd |
Contents
The Relative Roles of Ethical | 34 |
Science under Social and Political Pressures 48 Mark Diesendor | 82 |
Contributors | 118 |
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Academy of Science AIRAC argument artifacts assumption Australian Academy basis behaviour BEIR benefits bomb Canberra claim cognitive Committee concerned consequences context criticism culture dangers decisions Diesendorf discussion dose duty and liberty economic effects empiricism energy enquiry ethical systems evidence evil example experiment extend knowledge fact fluoridation focus foresee Health Hooker human human genetic engineering individual scientists industrial robot institutions interest involved ionizing radiation issue Julius Stone limit-situations London mankind Mark Diesendorf meta-ethics milligram per litre mind moral National nature norms Note nuclear weapons objective outcome paper particular person Philosophy of Science physical policy-making possible potential practice present principles problems procedure processes Professor programmed question recombinant DNA research responsibility risks science and technology scientific selection skeletal fluorosis social-benefit society statement structure survival theory tion traditional transformation University University of Sydney utilitarian value judgements water fluoridation X-rays York