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Science and Ethics, Ancient to Modern
The Rev. Edward Malloy, Phillip Mitsis, and Jennifer Whiting address questions such as these. In what ways do ancient Greek philosophers such as Socrates provide models for the study of ethics? How has the philosophy of ethics evolved into the modern world? … Continue reading
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Scientists and Social Responsibility
Alan Beyerchen addresses the ways that scientists consider the ethical, social, and cultural implications of their research and experiments. With the successful detonation of a nuclear device in New Mexico in July 1945, the Atomic Age was born. The Manhattan Project, … Continue reading
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Tagged Atomic bomb development, James Franck (1882-1964), Manhattan Project, Nobel Prize, Science -- ethics
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