Science in the Private Interest: Has the Lure of Profits Corrupted Biomedical Research? - Brossura

Krimsky, Sheldon

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0742543714 ISBN 13: 9780742543713

Casa editrice: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2004

Riassunto

Something has changed in the culture and values of academic science over the last quarter-century. University science is now entangled with entrepreneurship, and researchers with a commercial interest are caught in an ethical quandary. How can an academic scientist honor knowledge for its own sake, while also using knowledge as a means to generate wealth? Science in the Private Interest investigates the trends and effects of modern, commercialized academic science. This book dives unhesitatingly into some of modern science's messiest and most urgent questions. How did scientists begin choosing proprietary gain over the pursuit of knowledge? What effects have academic-corporate partnerships had on the quality and integrity of science? And, most importantly, how does this affect the public?

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Informazioni sull?autore

Sheldon Krimsky is professor of urban and environmental policy and planning at Tufts University. He is the author of six books and over 100 essays and reviews.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0742543714
• ISBN 13: 9780742543713
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 272
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile