http://www.netvouz.com/pdboyer/tag/ethical?feed=rss pdboyer's bookmarks tagged "ethical" on Netvouz http://www.satisrevisited.co.uk/animalresearch.asp In this unit students consider the ethical questions that arise from the conflicts between concern for animal welfare and the need to use animals in some way. The aim is to introduce the idea that the discussion of controversial issues relating to the conduct and application of science involves making decisions. In any situation, there is usually more than one choice available. Often, a course of action may seem like a good solution, but it may also have some undesirable outcomes. pdboyer Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:40:11 GMT http://www.satisrevisited.co.uk/difficultdecisions.asp This unit provides a rationale for teaching about ethical issues in science for students age 14–16. The aim is to introduce the idea that the discussion of controversial issues relating to the conduct and application of science involves making decisions about what it is possible to do and about what should be done. In any situation, there is usually more than one option to choose from. Often, a course of action may seem like a good solution, but it may also have some undesirable outcomes. Ethical problems cannot be approached in the same way as scientific ones, since there are no 'theories of morality' that correspond to theories in the sciences. However, this does not mean that ethical problems cannot be the subject of rigorous analysis pdboyer Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:44:45 GMT http://www.bioethics.iastate.edu/classroom.html pdboyer Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:53:37 GMT http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-article-display?id=STROLLEY-0-1141&artno=0000163432&type=ART&shfilter=U&key=cloning%20AND%20ethics&title=The%20President%27s%20Council%20on%20Bioethics%3A%20Human%20Cloning%20and%20Human%2E%2E%2E&res=Y&ren=Y&gov=Y&lnk=Y&ic= pdboyer Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:53:37 GMT http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/debates.php pdboyer Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:53:37 GMT http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-sub-display?id=STROLLEY-0-1141&method=date&res=N&ren=N&gov=Y&lnk=N&ic=N&keyno=0000002743&0000002743=Y&title=Bioethics&leadiss=Y&taglist=0000122630ART0000133034ART&auth_checked=Y Bioethics as a Leading Issue pdboyer Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:53:37 GMT