Technology and Values (Paperback, New)

Kristin Shrader-Frechette, Laura Westra; Contributions by Danny M Cohen, Richard DeGeorge, Hubert Dreyfus, Stacey Edgar, Rachelle Hollander, Deborah Mayo, John D. McDermott, Robert McGinn

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Technology and Values provides a highly useful collection of essays organized around issues related to science, technology, public health, economics, the environment, and ethical theory. The editors present effective introductions that provide background information as well as philosophical tools and case studies to facilitate understanding of the variety of issues emanating from the most significant developments in technology, including the effects on privacy of the widespread use of computers to store and retrieve personal information and the ethical considerations of genetic engineering.

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Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 1997
First published:	October 1997
Editors:	Kristin Shrader-Frechette • Laura Westra
Contributors:	Danny M Cohen • Richard DeGeorge • Hubert Dreyfus • Stacey Edgar • Rachelle Hollander • Deborah Mayo • John D. McDermott • Robert McGinn
Dimensions:	228 x 155 x 37mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	496
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-8476-8631-5
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > General Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8476-8631-0
Barcode:	9780847686315