Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Is There an Ethics of Inquiry?; 2 Core Concepts in the Ethics of Inquiry; 3 Questions of Consent; 4 Fairness and Truth-Telling; 5 The Ethics of Human Embryo Research; 6 Animal Research and Animal Rights; 7 Coercion, Torture, Enhancement, and the Inviolability of the Person; 8 The Scientific Profession and the State; 9 Science and the Sovereignty of the State; 10 Humanistic and Journalistic Inquiry and the State; 11 The Vocation, Practice, and Progress of Inquiry; 12 The Virtues of Inquiry; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary
@Text: Biomedical Research and Beyond investigates the ethics of biomedical and scientific inquiry, including embryonic research, animal research, genetic enhancement, and fairness in research in the developing world. Core concerns of biomedical and scientific research ethics are then shown also to be key in humanistic areas of inquiry
