Ethics of Scientific Research

Kristin Shrader-Frechette is Distinguished Research Professor of Philosophy and of Environmental Sciences and Policy at the University of South Florida. She holds degrees in mathematics, physics, and philosophy.

Major virtue of the book is that the author supplies numerous real examples of a wide range of questionable research conduct to illustrate her general points. . . . provides probably the best overarching treatment of research ethics to date . . . a valuable treatise.

• The Importance of Research Ethics - History and Introduction; The Duty to Do Research; Basic Principles of Research Ethics - Objectivity; Basic Principles - Promoting the Public Good; Handling Conflicts Through Stage-Two Ethical Analysis - Giving Priority to the Common Good; Research and Uncertainty; A Case Study in Conservation Research - Uncertain Science in Controversial and Litigious Times; Gender and Racial Biases in Scientific Research, Helen Longino; Engineering Design Research and the Public Good, Carl Mitcham; Public Health Research and Uncertainty, Carl Cranor.