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Ethical Challenges in the Behavioral and Brain Sciences: Case Studies and Commentaries
Robert Sternberg
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Description for Ethical Challenges in the Behavioral and Brain Sciences: Case Studies and Commentaries
paperback. This book encourages readers to engage in discussions of ethical dilemmas encountered by behavioral and brain scientists. Editor(s): Sternberg, Robert J.; Fiske, Susan Tufts. Num Pages: 245 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HPQ; JM; PSAN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
In recent years, a growing number of scientific careers have been brought down by scientists' failure to satisfactorily confront ethical challenges. Scientists need to learn early on what constitutes acceptable ethical behavior in their professions. Ethical Challenges in the Behavioral and Brain Sciences encourages readers to engage in discussions of the diverse ethical dilemmas encountered by behavioral and brain scientists - allowing scientists to reflect on ethical issues before potentially confronting them. Each chapter is authored by a prominent scientist, who describes a dilemma, how it was resolved, and what the scientist would do differently if confronted with the situation ... Read more
In recent years, a growing number of scientific careers have been brought down by scientists' failure to satisfactorily confront ethical challenges. Scientists need to learn early on what constitutes acceptable ethical behavior in their professions. Ethical Challenges in the Behavioral and Brain Sciences encourages readers to engage in discussions of the diverse ethical dilemmas encountered by behavioral and brain scientists - allowing scientists to reflect on ethical issues before potentially confronting them. Each chapter is authored by a prominent scientist, who describes a dilemma, how it was resolved, and what the scientist would do differently if confronted with the situation ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
245
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107671706
SKU
V9781107671706
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Ref
99-26
About Robert Sternberg
Robert J. Sternberg is past-president of the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences. He has been a professor at Yale University, Tufts University, Oklahoma State University, the University of Wyoming, and currently, Cornell University. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Education and a former president of the ... Read more
Reviews for Ethical Challenges in the Behavioral and Brain Sciences: Case Studies and Commentaries
'At a time of diminishing public trust in the sciences, Sternberg and Fiske have given us the perfect antidote: a rich collection of sincere and probing testimonies about ethical problems by leading brain and behavioral scientists. A page-turner - not usual in thoughtful treatments of ethics - this book will provide readers with a real educational experience. The book is ... Read more