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Playing Politics with Science - Balancing Scientific Independence and Government Oversight (Hardcover)
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Playing Politics with Science - Balancing Scientific Independence and Government Oversight (Hardcover)
Series: Practical and Professional Ethics
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In the last decade, science in the United States has become
increasingly politicized, as government officials have been accused
of manipulating, distorting, subverting, and censoring science for
ideological purposes. Political gamesmanship has played a major
role in many different areas of science, including the debate over
global climate change, embryonic stem cell research, government
funding of research, the FDA's approval process, military
intelligence related to Iraq, research with human subjects, and the
teaching of evolution in public schools.
In Playing Politics with Science, David B. Resnik explores the
philosophical, political, and ethical issues related to the
politicalization of science and develops a conceptual framework for
thinking about government restrictions on scientific practice.
Resnik argues that the public has a right and a duty to oversee
scientific research to protect important social values and hold
scientists accountable for their actions, but that inappropriate
government control over science can erode the integrity and
trustworthiness of research, hamper scientific creativity and
innovation, undermine the fairness and effectiveness of government
and policies informed by science, discourage talented researchers
from working for the government, and violate the freedom of
scientists.
Resnik also makes policy recommendations for protecting science
from politicalization, and maintains that scientific autonomy and
government control must be properly balanced so that restrictions
on science can benefit society without undermining scientific
research, education, and expert advice.
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