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9780195309782

The Price of Truth How Money Affects the Norms of Science

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    9780195309782

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    0195309782

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2006-12-28
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Summary

Modern science is big business. Governments, universities, and corporations have invested billions of dollars in scientific and technological research in the hope of obtaining power and profit. For the most part, this investment has benefited science and society, leading to new discoveries, inventions, disciplines, specialties, jobs, and career opportunities. However, there is a dark side to the influx of money into science. Unbridled pursuit of financial gain in science can undermine scientific norms, such as objectivity, honesty, openness, respect for research participants, and social responsibility. In The Price of Truth, David B. Resnik examines some of the important and difficult questions resulting from the financial and economic aspects of modern science. How does money affect scientific research? Have scientists become entrepreneurs bent on making money instead of investigators searching for the truth? How does the commercialization of research affect the public's perception of science? Can scientists prevent money from corrupting the research enterprise? What types of rules, polices, and guidelines should scientists adopt to prevent financial interests from adversely affecting research and the public's opinion of science?

Author Biography


David B. Resnik, JD, PhD, is a bioethicist and vice-chair of the Institutional Review Board for Human Subjects Research at the National Institute for Environmental Health Science, National Institutes of Health. Dr. Resnik has published over 100 articles and six books on bioethics, research ethics, and philosophy of science and medicine. He is associate editor of Accountability in Research.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations xi
Science and Mammon
3(32)
The Norms of Science
35(17)
Scientific Objectivity
52(25)
Money and the Norms of Science
77(32)
Conflicts of Interest: When Is Disclosure Not Enough?
109(27)
Intellectual Property: Balancing Public and Private Interests
136(18)
Publication: Openness and Accountability
154(16)
Government Funding of R&D: Science as a Public Good
170(17)
Conclusion: Valuing Truth and Integrity in Research
187(6)
Notes 193(6)
References 199(18)
Index 217

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