Screen LibraryEthics of chemistry : from poison gas to climate engineering /
"Although chemistry has been the target of numerous public moral debates for over a century, there is still no academic field of ethics of chemistry to develop an ethically balanced view of the discipline. And while ethics courses are increasingly demanded for science and engineering students i...
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World Scientific Publishing,
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| Publisher Address: | Singapore : |
| Publication Dates: | [2021] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"Although chemistry has been the target of numerous public moral debates for over a century, there is still no academic field of ethics of chemistry to develop an ethically balanced view of the discipline. And while ethics courses are increasingly demanded for science and engineering students in many countries, chemistry is still lagging behind because of a lack of appropriate teaching material. This volume fills both gaps by establishing the scope of ethics of chemistry and providing a cased-based approach to teaching, thereby also narrating a cultural history of chemistry. From poison gas in WWI to climate engineering of the future, this volume covers the most important historical cases of chemistry. It draws lesson from major disasters of the past, such as in Bhopal and Love Canal, or from thalidomide, Agent Orange, and DDT. It further introduces to ethical arguments pro and con by discussing issues about bisphenol-A, polyvinyl chloride, and rare earth elements; as well as of contested chemical projects such as human enhancement, the creation of artificial life, and patents on human DNA. Moreover, it illustrates chemical engagements in preventing hazards, from the prediction of ozone depletion, to Green Chemistry, and research in recycling, industrial substance substitution, and clean-up. Students also learn about codes of conduct and chemical regulations. An international team of experts narrate the historical cases and analyse their ethical dimensions. All cases are suitable for undergraduate teaching, either in classes of ethics, history of chemistry, or in chemistry classes proper"--Publisher's website. |
| Carrier Form: | vii, 559 pages : illustrations (some color), forms ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: |
9789811233531 9811233535 9789811233548 9811233543 9789811233555 9811233551 |
| Index Number: | QD6 |
| CLC: | O6-05 |
| Call Number: | O6-05/E844 |
| Contents: |
Ethics of chemistry: Meeting a teaching need / The case of the finicky reactions: A case study of trust, accountability, and misconduct / Ethics of chemical weapons research: Poison gas in World War One / Ethical responsibilities in military-related work: The case of napalm / Corporate and governmental responsibilities for preventing chemical disasters: Lessons from Bhopal / About the futile dream of an entirely riskless and fully effective remedy: Thalidomide / Risk and responsibility in chemical research: The case of Agent Orange / When laypeople are right and experts are wrong: Lessons from love canal / Applying an ethical judgment model to the case of DDT / Applying utilitarianism and deontology in managing Bisphenol-A risks in the United States / Undoing chemical industry lock-ins : polyvinyl chloride and green chemistry / The ethics of rare earth elements over time and space / The chemical prediction of stratospheric ozone depletion: A moral model of scientific hazard foresight / Ethics of climate engineering : chemical capture of carbon dioxide from air / The ethical judgment: Chemical psychotropics / 'Are you playing god?' : synthetic biology and the chemical ambition to create artificial life / The normative molecule : patent rights and DNA / American Chemical Society codes of conduct : past, present, and future / Ethics and chemical regulation : the case of REACH / |