Scientific Innovation, Philosophy, and Public Policy: Volume 13, Part 2

Download or read book Scientific Innovation, Philosophy, and Public Policy: Volume 13, Part 2 written by Ellen Frankel Paul and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996-06-28 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent and ongoing developments in science and technology--such as the prevention and treatment of disease through genetics and the development of increasingly sophisticated computer systems with wide-ranging applications--hold out the promise of vastly improving the quality of human life, but they can also raise serious ethical, legal, and public policy questions. The thirteen essays in this volume address these questions and related issues from a variety of perspectives.