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Forbidding Science: Some Beginning Reflections
| Title | Forbidding Science: Some Beginning Reflections |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2009 |
| Authors | Kass, Leon R. |
| Journal | Science & Engineering Ethics |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pagination | 271-282 |
| Date Published | 09/2009 |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Type of Article | Article |
| Publication Language | eng |
| ISSN Number | 13533452 |
| Accession Number | 43404044 |
| Keywords | & , and , Behavior; , BIOETHICS; , body; , Citizen , Control , control; , Council , Dangerous , DEVIANT , DIGNITY; , Expert , freedom , healing; , Human , knowledge; , MANIPULATIVE , Mental , MIND , on , President's , Regulating , SCIENCE , technology , versus |
| Abstract | Considering the growing power of science and medicine to not only heal disease but to control deviant behavior, and to change human nature, this article looks at the urgent question of if and and how to regulate science and medicine,not merely to assure safety and efficacy but also to safeguard our humanity. Oversight in democratic societies rightly belongs to the polity, not merely to self-appointed experts, scientific or ethical. Yet the task of governing the uses of dangerous knowledge is daunting, and there is little evidence that we have the will or the wisdom to do it well. |
| Notes | Kass, Leon 1; Email Address: LKass@AEI.org; Affiliation: 1: American Enterprise Institute, 1150 17th Street, NW Washington 20036 USA; Source Info: Sep2009, Vol. 15 Issue 3, p271; Subject Term: MIND & body; Subject Term: HUMAN body; Subject Term: DEVIANT behavior; Subject Term: MENTAL healing; Subject Term: MANIPULATIVE behavior; Author-Supplied Keyword: Citizen control versus expert control; Author-Supplied Keyword: Dangerous knowledge; Author-Supplied Keyword: Freedom and dignity; Author-Supplied Keyword: President's Council on Bioethics; Author-Supplied Keyword: Regulating science and technology; Number of Pages: 12p; Document Type: Article |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11948-009-9122-9 |
