Scientific freedom : : an anthology on freedom of scientific research / / edited by Simona Giordano, John Coggon and Marco Cappato.

• Superior document: Science, Ethics and Society
• TeilnehmendeR: Giordano, Simona,; Coggon, John,; Cappato, Marco,
• Place / Publishing House: London, England ;, New York, New York : : Bloomsbury Academic,, 2012.; ©2012
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Series: Science, ethics & society.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (253 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Scientific Freedom represents the first comprehensive anthology of essays designed to explore both the state of scientific progress and the ethics, law and history of scientific research. The book gives readers a fascinating range of perspectives on matters of scientific research that directly affect each and every one of us. Examining the ethical, legal, social, economic and political issues surrounding freedom of scientific research, the book evaluates ways in which national and international policies can impact upon individuals' access to potentially life-saving treatment, cures and technol

Table of Contents

Cover; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part One: Understanding Science and Technology; 1 Can Research Be Forbidden?; Sex and reproduction as relevant examples; The divorce of sex from reproduction; Science-in-theatre as a means of information transmittal; Another case history from science-in-theatre; 2 Is Science Dangerous?; Technology; Social responsibilities; Eugenics; Reproduction: cloning, genes, and stem cells; Politics; 3 The Cosmos Above Me, and the Moral Maze Within Me: Astrophysics and Base Research - Some Reflections; Introduction

Organization of scienceRelationship between science and technology; The importance of basic research; Moral responsibility; 4 Can Freedom Help to Tackle Global Climate Warming? A View from Biogeochemical Research; The climate we live in; Drivers of climate warming; Future climatic scenarios; A helping hand from planet earth; Open questions and priorities in the carbon cycle science; The relevance of ethical and intellectual freedom in tackling global climate warming; 5 Scientific Freedom in an Evolving World; Nuclear power and Fukushima - challenges of governance

Science, governance, and the holoreflexive challengePart Two: Science and Society: Law and Regulation; 6 Freedom of Research and Constitutional Law: Some Critical Points; Introduction; Modern constitutions and freedom of science: An overview; Freedom of science and freedom of speech in the United States; Observation vs. manipulation; Balancing freedom of science in the EU: The case of human dignity; Rights from wrongs and a wrong theory about eugenics; Patents at the crossroad between IPR, Fundamental rights and scientific research; An endless story

7 Legal Methodologies for Maximizing Freedom of Scientific Research8 Human Tissue Providers for Stem Cell Research: Freedom, Fairness and Financial Recompense; Recompense for ova in SC research; The impairment of voluntariness - Undue inducement; Conclusion; 9 Ideology, Fundamentalism and Scientific Research; 10 The Future of Scientific Research: Compromises or Ways Forward?; Introduction; On the freedom of scientific research; Sensitive areas of science: The case of cell nuclear transfer; The value of pluralism; Pluralism and information

How political initiatives may change the direction of sciencePart Three: Science, Ethics and the Politics of Scientific Research; 11 Science, Society and Democracy: Freedom of Science as a Catalyzer of Liberty; Science on Western trial; The Italian nightmare; The Di Bella affair (1997-98); Animal cloning: A five-year ban (1997-2001); GMO research and commercialization boycotts (2000-2005); Assisted fertilization bad practices and stem cell research prohibitions (2004-2010); Science gave rise to liberal democracy: A defense of the right to research; Conclusions

12 Religion and Scientific Freedom