The freedom of scientific research : Bridging the gap between science and society /: Bridging the gap between science and society. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Simona Giordano, John Harris.
• Editors: Giordano, Simona; Harris, John
• Contents: Preface by John Harris -- Part I: Freedom of science: promises and hazards -- Introduction / Simona Giordano -- 1. The influence of infection on society / Peter J. Lachmann -- 2. Scientific progress and longevity: curse or blessing? / Simona Giordano -- 3. Reproductive technologies and the family in the twenty-first century / Daniela Cutas and Anna Smajdor -- 4. New frontiers in surgery: the case of uterus and penis transplantation / Gennaro Selvaggi and Sean Aas -- 5. Freedom, law, politics, genes: the case of mitochondrial transfer / Iain Brassington -- 6. Scientific freedom and responsibility in a biosecurity context / Catherine Rhodes -- 7. Robotic intelligence: philosophical and ethical challenges / David Lawrence -- 8. Big science and small science: reflections on the relationship between science and society from the perspective of physics / Lucio Piccirillo -- Part II: Freedom of science and the need for regulation -- Introduction / Simona Giordano -- 9. Advocating a radical change in science policies and new models to secure freedom and efficiency in funding and communication / Andrea Ballabeni and Davide Danovi -- 10. Freedom of research and the right to science, from theory to advocacy / Andrea Boggio and Cesare P. R. Romano -- 11. The donation of embryos for research: maintaining trust / Heidi Mertes -- 12. From Galileo to embryos and narcotic drugs: the quest for the right to science / Marco Cappato -- 13. Science, self-control and human freedom: a naturalistic approach / Gilberto Corbellini and Elisabetta Sirgiovanni -- 14. Evidence-based policy and the precautionary principle: friends or foes? / Roberto Baldoli and Claudio M. Radaelli -- 15. Let freedom ring for science: an American perspective / Mary Woolley -- Conclusion / Simona Giordano -- Index.
• Publisher Details: s.l. : Manchester University Press
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (1 p.)
• Subjects: 174.95; Social sciences; Social Science / Research; Social sciences; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781526146472; 1526146479
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.