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Technology and Values

Laura Westra editor Kristin Shrader-Frechette editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield

Published:30th Oct '97

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Technology and Values provides a highly useful collection of essays organized around issues related to science, technology, public health, economics, the environment, and ethical theory. The editors present effective introductions that provide background information as well as philosophical tools and case studies to facilitate understanding of the variety of issues emanating from the most significant developments in technology, including the effects on privacy of the widespread use of computers to store and retrieve personal information and the ethical considerations of genetic engineering.

ISBN: 9780847686315

Dimensions: 228mm x 155mm x 37mm

Weight: 662g

496 pages