Methods and Morals in the Life Sciences
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Methods and Morals in the Life Sciences

A Guide for Analyzing and Writing Texts

  1. 224 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Methods and Morals in the Life Sciences

A Guide for Analyzing and Writing Texts

About this book

Most researchers would be amazed to discover that opinions they have about cherished themes in biology and medicine are biased. Van der Steen and Ho contend that logic and methodology are not well applied in biology and medicine, arguing that the impact of social and moral factors on claims within these two disciplines is underestimated. In response to this situation, Van der Steen and Ho present tools from logic and ethics for assessing existing literature. These tools will help to create sound articles and materials in the life sciences. After reviewing logic and methodological approaches, broad guidelines are used to place science in a social context. Examples from life sciences illustrate the implementation of logic, methodology, and guidelines in forty-five brief case studies. Each study includes comments on quoted and paraphrased passages from a single article or book. Cross-references facilitate the assimilation of lessons from the text. Students, researchers, and scholars in biology, biomedicine, philosophy, and ethics as applied to the life sciences will find this guide useful in improving their research and writing skills.

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Yes, you can access Methods and Morals in the Life Sciences by Wim J. van der Steen,Vincent K.Y. Ho in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Biology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Praeger
Year
2001
Print ISBN
9780275971199
eBook ISBN
9780313075971

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Introduction to This Book
  3. PART I: METHODOLOGY AS PRACTICAL PHIILOSOPHY
  4. PART II: PUTTING SCIENCE IN CONTEXT
  5. PART III: APPLICATIONS: TEXTS WITH COMMENTS
  6. PART IV: A TALE OF NONSTEROID ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS
  7. Appendix to Part IV: Improving Style
  8. Postlude
  9. Bibliography: A Note Concerning Sources
  10. Index