Technology and Values

Kristin Shrader-Frechette is distinguished research professor in philosophy and in environmental sciences and policy at the University of South Florida. She holds degrees in mathematics, physics, and philosophy. She is the author of numerous books, including Ethics of Scientific Research (Rowman & Littlefield, 1994).Laura Westra is professor emerita of philosophy at the University of Windsor and the author or editor of numerous books, including An Environmental Proposal for Ethics (Rowman & Littlefield, 1994), Faces of Environmental Racism (Rowman & Littlefield, 1995), Perspectives on Ecological Integrity (Kluwer), The Greeks and the Environment (Rowman & Littlefield, 1997) and Technology and Values (Rowman & Littlefield, 1998). Bill Lawson is professor of philosophy at Michigan State University.

• Part 1 One: IntroductionChapter 2 1.1 Overview: Ethical Studies about TechnologyChapter 3 1.2 What Is Moral Philosophy?Chapter 4 1.3 Technology and Ethical IssuesChapter 5 1.4 Further ReadingPart 6 Two: Alternative Views of TechnologyChapter 7 2.1 Introduction and OverviewChapter 8 2.2 Heidegger on Gaining a Free Relation to TechnologyChapter 9 2.3 Technologies as Forms of LifeChapter 10 2.4 The Role of Technology in SocietyChapter 11 2.5 Technology: The Opiate of the IntellectualsChapter 12 2.6 The Social Deconstruction of SafetyChapter 13 2.7 The Political Construction of Technology: A Call for Constructive Technology AssessmentChapter 14 2.8 Further ReadingPart 15 Three: How to Evaluate TechnologyChapter 16 3.1 Introduction and OverviewChapter 17 3.2 Frankenstein's Problem: Autonomous TechnologyChapter 18 3.3 Technology, Demography, and the Anachronism of Traditional RightsChapter 19 3.4 Economic Evaluations of TechnologyChapter 20 3.5 Sociological versus Metascientific Views of Technological Risk AssessmentChapter 21 3.6 Further ReadingPart 22 Four: Case Studies about TechnologyChapter 23 4.1 Introduction and OverviewChapter 24 4.2 Engineering Design Research and Social ResponsibilityChapter 25 4.3 Ethics and Automobile Technology: The Pinto CaseChapter 26 4.4 Computers and PrivacyChapter 27 4.5 Ethics and Military Technology: Star WarsChapter 28 4.6 Nuclear Technology and Radioactive WasteChapter 29 4.7 Assessment of Environmental and Economic Impacts of Pesticide UseChapter 30 4.8 Ethical Issues in Human Genome ResearchChapter 31 4.9 A "Transgenic Dinner"? Social and Ethical Issues in Biotechnology and AgricultureChapter 32 4.10 Further Reading