The Social Impact of Modern Biology

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-415-61179-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 266 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 408 g

Reihe: Routledge Library Editions: History & Philosophy of Science

Originally published in 1971.

Discoveries in modern biology can radically change human life as we know it. As our understanding of living processes, such as inheritance, grows, so do the possibilities of applying these results for good and evil, such as the treatment of disease, the control of ageing, behaviour and genetic engineering. These discoveries and their implications are discussed by some of the world’s leading biologists.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Watson, Fuller

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wissenssoziologie, Wissenschaftssoziologie, Techniksoziologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part one Science, technology and values; Chapter One Introduction, M.H.F. Wilkins; Chapter Two On the logical relationship between knowledge and values, Jacques Monod; Chapter Three *Reprinted with modifications and an addendum, from Impact of Science on Society, vol. 20, no. 2, 1970, p. 159, by permission of Unesco., David Bohm; Part two Molecular genetics; Chapter Four Molecular genetics: An introductory background, W. Hayes; Chapter Five Molecular genetics: short-term applications and long-term possibilities; Part three Human genetics and reproduction; Chapter Six Social effects of research in human genetics, Geoffrey Beale; Chapter Seven Ethics and eugenics, L. S. Penrose; Chapter Eight The obstetrician and genetic investigation, D.V.I. Fairweather; Chapter Nine Aspects of human reproduction, R. G. Edwards; Part four Immunology and cancer; Chapter Ten Some implications of modern immunology, J. H. Humphrey; Chapter Eleven Molecular biological approach to the cancer problem, J. D. Watson; Part five Agricultural botany and the environment; Chapter Twelve Molecular biology and agricultural botany, Arthur W. Galston; Chapter Thirteen Environmental problems and the reunification of the scientific community, Joseph G. Hancock; Part six Science in society; Chapter Fourteen The role of industry in applied science, A. J. Hale; Chapter Fifteen *The views expressed in this article are the author's own., Martin M. Kaplan; Chapter Sixteen Evolutionary biology and ideology: Then and now, Robert M. Young; Chapter Seventeen *An extended version of this paper is to appear in Impact of Science on Society, vol. 21, no. 2, 1971., Steven Rose, Hilary Rose; Chapter Eighteen The scientist in opposition in the United States, Jon Beckwith; Chapter Nineteen The disestablishment of science, J. Bronowski; Chapter Twenty Possible ways to rebuild science, M. H. F. Wilkins;

Über Autor(innen)

Watson, Fuller