Science and Ethics

Bernard Rollin historically and conceptually examines the ideology that denies the relevance of ethics to science. Providing an introduction to basic ethical concepts he discusses a variety of ethical issues relevant to science and how they are ignored to the detriment of both science and society. These issues include research on human subjects animal research genetic engineering biotechnology cloning xenotransplantation and stem cell research. Rollin also explores the ideological agnosticism that scientists have displayed regarding subjective experience in humans and animals and its pernicious effect on pain management.