Ethics, science, technology, and engineering : a global resource / J. Britt Holbrook, editor in chief ; Carl Mitcham, associate editor. - Second edition. - 1 online resource (4 volumes) : illustrations, maps - Gale virtual reference library .

Previous edition: Encyclopedia of science, technology, and ethics (Detroit, MI : Macmillan Reference USA, c2005).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

v. 1. A-D -- v. 2. E-K -- v. 3. L-R -- v. 4. S-Z.

This work considers both the professional ethics of science and technology, and the ethical and political issues raised by science and technology in an increasingly complex and global society. This broad coverage supports the numerous courses in applied and professional ethics and policy related to the practice of science and technology in education, including new analytical and interpretive essays on events, scholarship, people, and legal decisions.

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