Ethics of Scientific Research

Kristin Shrader-Frechette is Distinguished Research Professor of Philosophy and of Environmental Sciences and Policy at the University of South Florida. She holds degrees in mathematics, physics, and philosophy.

• The Importance of Research Ethics - History and Introduction; The Duty to Do Research; Basic Principles of Research Ethics - Objectivity; Basic Principles - Promoting the Public Good; Handling Conflicts Through Stage-Two Ethical Analysis - Giving Priority to the Common Good; Research and Uncertainty; A Case Study in Conservation Research - Uncertain Science in Controversial and Litigious Times; Gender and Racial Biases in Scientific Research, Helen Longino; Engineering Design Research and the Public Good, Carl Mitcham; Public Health Research and Uncertainty, Carl Cranor.

Major virtue of the book is that the author supplies numerous real examples of a wide range of questionable research conduct to illustrate her general points. . . . provides probably the best overarching treatment of research ethics to date . . . a valuable treatise.