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Kristin Shrader-Frechette & Laura Westra
Technology and Values [EPUB ebook]

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Technology and Values provides a highly useful collection of essays organized around issues related to science, technology, public health, economics, the environment, and ethical theory. The editors present effective introductions that provide background information as well as philosophical tools and case studies to facilitate understanding of the variety of issues emanating from the most significant developments in technology, including the effects on privacy of the widespread use of computers to store and retrieve personal information and the ethical considerations of genetic engineering.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9781461643999 ● Editor Kristin Shrader-Frechette & Laura Westra ● Publisher Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ● Published 1997 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2794539 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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