RESEARCH ETHICS: A PHILOSOPHICAL GUIDE TO THE RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH A Philosophical Guide to Responsible Conduct of Research

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Author: Gary Comstock
Affiliation: North Carolina State University
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2013
ISBN 10: 0521187087
ISBN 13: 9780521187084
eISBN: 9780511902703
Edition: 1st
Description:
Education in the responsible conduct of research typically takes the form of online instructions about rules, regulations, and policies. Research Ethics takes a novel approach and emphasizes the art of philosophical decision- making. Part A introduces egoism and explains that it is in the individual's own interest to avoid misconduct, fabrication of data, plagiarism and bias. Part B explains contractualism and covers issues of authorship, peer review and responsible use of statistics. Part C introduces moral rights as the basis of informed consent, the use of humans in research, mentoring, intellectual property and conflicts of interests. Part D uses two-level utilitarianism to explore the possibilities and limits of the experimental use of animals, duties to the environment and future generations, and the social responsibilities of researchers. This book brings a fresh perspective to research ethics and will engage the moral imaginations of graduate students in all disciplines.
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