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Science, Technology, and Virtues - Contemporary Perspectives (Hardcover)
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Science, Technology, and Virtues - Contemporary Perspectives (Hardcover)
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Virtues have become a valuable and relevant resource for
understanding modern science and technology. Scientific practice
requires not only following prescribed rules but also cultivating
judgment, building mental habits, and developing proper emotional
responses. The rich philosophical traditions around virtue can
provide key insights into scientific research, including
understanding how daily practice shapes scientists themselves and
how ethical dilemmas created by modern scientific research and
technology should be navigated. Science, Technology, and Virtues
gathers both new and eminent scholars to show how concepts of
virtue can help us better understand, construct, and use the
products of modern science and technology. Contributors draw from
examples across philosophy, history, sociology, political science,
and engineering to explore how virtue theory can help orient
science and technology towards the pursuit of the good life. Split
into four major sections, this volume covers virtues in science,
technology, epistemology, and research ethics, with individual
chapters discussing applications of virtues to scientific practice,
the influence of virtue ethics on socially responsible research,
and the concept of "failing well" within the scientific community.
Rather than offer easy solutions, the essays in this volume instead
illustrate how virtue concepts can provide a productive and
illuminating perspective on two phenomena at the core of modern
life. Fresh and thought-provoking, Science, Technology, and Virtues
presents a pluralistic set of scholarship to show how virtue
concepts can enrich our understanding of scientific research, guide
the design and use of new technologies, and shape how we envision
future scientists, engineers, consumers, and citizens.
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