Chance encounters : a bioethics for a damaged planet /

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In this rigorous and necessary book, Kristien Hens brings together bioethics and the philosophy of biology to argue that it is ethically necessary for scientific research to include a place for the philosopher. As well as ethical, their role is conceptual: they can improve the quality and coherence...

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Weitere Titel:
Chance Encounters
1. Verfasser:
Hens, Kristien
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Cambridge, England : Open Book Publishers, [2022]
Zusammenfassung:
In this rigorous and necessary book, Kristien Hens brings together bioethics and the philosophy of biology to argue that it is ethically necessary for scientific research to include a place for the philosopher. As well as ethical, their role is conceptual: they can improve the quality and coherence of scientific research by ensuring that particular concepts are used consistently and thoughtfully across interdisciplinary projects. Hens argues that chance and uncertainty play a central part in bioethics, but that these qualities can be in tension with the attempt to establish a given theory as scientific knowledge: in describing organisms and practices, in a sense we create the world. Hens contends that this is necessarily an ethical activity.
Umfang:
1 online resource (x, 251 pages) : illustrations
ISBN:
1-80064-850-2
Schlagworte:
Bioethics.
Biology > Philosophy.
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