Bioethics for Scientists

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Summary: bioethics by scientists?
Review: Most of the chapters in this book seem to be written by scientists, not academic philosophers or ethicists. So, unfortunately, they tend to not be very subtle, sophisticiated or carefully argued. I'd recommend something written by specialists in ethics, not scientists, to learn more about how to reasonably address some of the ethical issues that confront scientists. Almost any bioethics anthology edited by philosophers would do that.

I borrowed this book from the libary mostly because I was interested in looking at the chapters on animal experimentation. With the exception of the very fine chapter by philosophy Ray Frey, the remaining chapters on this issue were not up to snuff.