The Ethical Chemist : Professionalism and Ethics in Science (Educational Innovation Series)
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Book Description
The basis of this book is a series of specific cases that present the kinds of ethical problems faced by both students and practicing chemists. Following these cases are commentaries that discuss the ethical issues raised, and present possible solutions in the form of morally acceptable courses of action. The introductory chapters provide an overview of ethics, morals, and ethical theory, as well as a discussion of professionalism and ethics in science. Ethical problem solving is explored in the chapter preceding the cases and commentaries. For chemists and scientists in other disciplines facing similar situations.
About the Author
Jeffrey Kovac. Educated at Reed College and Yale University, Jeffrey Kovac is Professor of Chemistry at the University of Tennessee where he has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in chemistry and interdisciplinary courses for the university honors program since 1976. Since 1994 he has served as Director of the Tennessee Governor's School for the Sciences, a four-week summer residential enrichment program in science for talented high school students. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. His interdisciplinary scholarly interests include statistical mechanics and thermodynamics, history and philosophy of science, especially scientific ethics, and the scholarship of teaching and learning. He has been writing and lecturing about ethics in science for more than ten years. He is coauthor, along with Donna W. Sherwood, of Writing Across the Chemistry Curriculum: An Instructor's Handbook, also published by Prentice Hall (2001).
The Ethical Chemist : Professionalism and Ethics in Science (Educational Innovation Series)
The Ethical Chemist : Professionalism and Ethics in Science (Educational Innovation Series),Jeffrey Kovac,Prentice Hall,0131411322,Business / Economics / Finance,Business Ethics,Case studies,Chemistry,Chemistry (Specific Aspects),Chemistry - General,Moral and ethical aspects,Professional Ethics,Science,Science/Mathematics,Science / General
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