Biocracy: Public Policy and the life Sciences
Autor Lynton Keith Caldwellen Limba Engleză Paperback – 7 dec 2020
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780367163716
ISBN-10: 0367163713
Pagini: 246
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0367163713
Pagini: 246
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
Cuprins
1. Biopolitics: Science, Ethics, and Public Policy 2. Social Response to Advances in the Life Sciences 3. Health and Homeostasis as Societal Concepts 4. Biological Relevance of Historical Experience 5. Life Sciences as Problems for Politics and Law 6. Biocratic Interpretations of Ethical Behavior 7. Biocracy and Bureaucracy: Coping with Conflict 8. Biotechnology: Options, Benefits, and Risks 9. International Consequences of Applied Biology 10. Biocrats and Democrats: Allies or Adversaries?
Notă biografică
Lynton Keith Caldwell is director of science policy studies at Indiana University, where he is also professor of public and environmental affairs and the Arthur F. Bentley Professor Emeritus of Political Science.
Descriere
This book shows how biology is affecting popular beliefs and behaviors and is therefore becoming a force in public policy. It helps the reader see the presence of this force in today's world and realize why the influence cannot be suppressed and must rather be understood.