By Gary Lynn Comstock (NHC Fellow, 2007–08; 2008–09)
Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2012
From the publisher’s 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.
Subjects
Philosophy / Ethics / Research / Egoism / Decision Theory /Comstock, Gary Lynn (NHC Fellow, 2007–08; 2008–09). Research Ethics: A Philosophical Guide to the Responsible Conduct of Research. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2012.