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Science and Ethics

Can Science Help Us Make Wise Moral Judgments?

Science and Ethics( )
Editor: Kurtz, Paul
Author: Kurtz, Paul
Contribution by: Koepsell, David R.
ISBN:978-1-59102-537-5
Publication Date:Jun 2007
Publisher:Prometheus Books, Publishers
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $21.99
Book Description:

Maintains that science can help us make wise choices and that an increase in scientific knowledge can help modify our ethical values and bring fresh ethical principles into social awareness. This book covers topics including bio-genetic engineering, stem cell research, organ transplants, human enhancement, abortion, euthanasia, and psychiatry.

Book Details
Pages:359
Detailed Subjects: Science / Ethics
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.357 x 8.853 x 0.741 Inches
Book Weight:1.062 Pounds
Author Biography
Kurtz, Paul (Editor)
Paul Kurtz was born on December 21, 1925. He received a bachelor's degree from New York University and a master's degree and doctor of Philosophy degree from Columbia University. During World War II, he served in the United States Army and helped liberate the Dachau concentration camp in 1945.

He was a philosopher who focused on fighting prejudice against people who reject belief in a god and promoting a non-religious stance in life. He wrote or edited more than 50 books on ethics without religion, critiques of religion and the paranormal, and on skepticism, or the challenging of received wisdom. His works include The Transcendental Temptation, Forbidden Fruit: The Ethics of Secularism, The Courage to Become, Multi-Secularism: A New Agenda, and What is Secular Humanism? He founded the journal Free Inquiry and the secular humanist Center for Inquiry. He also taught at numerous universities including the State University of New York at Buffalo and Vassar. He died on October 20, 2012 at the age of 86.

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