0415148138.Routledge.Science.and.Technology.Ethics.Dec.2001.pdf

SCIENCE AND

TECHNOLOGY ETHICS

The world has undergone a radical transformation during the past

200 years. The Industrial Revolution, the development of mass-

production techniques and recently the plethora of technological

advancements in medicine, engineering, computation, communi-

cation and entertainment products have drastically changed the ways

in which we live, our expectations of the future, and our moral land-

scapes.

Science and Technology Ethics re-examines the ethics by which we

live and asks whether we have in place the ethical guidelines through

which we can incorporate scientific and technological developments

with the minimum of disruption and disaffection.Bringing together a

range of expertise, this book assesses the ethical systems already in

existence and proposes new approaches to our scientific and engi-

neering processes. It considers the social contracts in practice, the

developments in biology and informatics and how these can influence

our ethics, the role that the military industry can play, and our envi-

ronmental responsibilities.

Science and Technology Ethics is a much-needed discussion of the

scientific developments that have major effects on the way we live. It

will be of interest to all students of science and technology and all

professionals involved with administrating laws in these fields.

Raymond E. Spier is Professor of Science and Engineering Ethics at

the University of Surrey.

PROFESSIONAL ETHICS

General Editor: Ruth Chadwick

Centre for Professional Ethics, University of Central Lancashire

Professionalism is a subject of interest to academics, the general

public and would-be professional groups. Traditional ideas of profes-

sions and professional conduct have been challenged by recent social,

political and technological changes. One result has been the develop-

ment for almost every profession of an ethical code of conduct which

attempts to formalize its values and standards. These codes of

conduct raise a number of questions about the status of a ‘profession’

and the consequent moral implications for behaviour.

This series seeks to examine these questions both critically and

constructively. Individual volumes will consider issues relevant to

particular professions, including nursing, genetic counselling, jour-

nalism, business, the food industry and law. Other volumes will

address issues relevant to all professional groups such as the function

and value of a code of ethics and the demand of confidentiality.

Also available in this series:

ETHICAL ISSUES IN JOURNALISM

AND THE MEDIA

edited by Andrew Besley and Ruth

Chadwick

HEALTH CARE, ETHICS AND

INSURANCE

edited by Tom Sorrell

ETHICS AND THE UNIVERSITY

Michael Davis

ETHICAL ISSUES IN NURSING

edited by Geoffrey Hunt

ETHICS AND COMMUNITY IN THE

HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS

edited by Michael Parker

GENETIC COUNSELLING

edited by Angus Clarke

THE GROUND OF PROFESSIONAL

ETHICS

Daryl Koehn

ETHICAL ISSUES IN YOUTH WORK

Sarah Banks

GENERAL PRACTICE AND ETHICS

Christopher Dowrick and Lucy Frith

ETHICAL ISSUES IN SOCIAL WORK

edited by Richard Hugman and David Smith

PROFESSIONALISM AND ETHICS

IN TEACHING

David Carr

FOOD ETHICS

edited by Ben Mepham

CURRENT ISSUES IN BUSINESS

ETHICS

edited by Peter W.F. Davies

ETHICS IN PUBLIC AND

COMMUNITY HEALTH

edited by Peter Bradley and Amanda Burls

ETHICS AND VALUES IN HEALTH

CARE MANAGEMENT

edited by Souzy Dracopoulou

ETHICS AND THE BUILT

ENVIRONMENT

edited by Warwick Fox

SCIENCE AND

TECHNOLOGY

ETHICS

Edited by Raymond E. Spier

London and New York

First published 2002

by Routledge

11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE

Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada

by Routledge

29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001

Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group

This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2002.

reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical,

or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including

photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or

retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

A catalogue record for this book is available

from the British Library

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

Science and technology ethics/edited by Raymond E. Spier.

p. cm. — (Professional ethics)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Science–Moral and ethical aspects. 2. Technology–Moral

and ethical aspects. I. Spier, R. (Raymond) II. Series.

Q180.55.M67 S32 2001

174′.95—dc21 2001041857

ISBN 0–415–14812–X (hbk)

ISBN 0–415–14813–8 (pbk)

ISBN 0-203-44096-X Master e-book ISBN

ISBN 0-203-74920-0 (Adobe eReader Format)

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