La construction des sciences. Les logiques des inventions scientifiques. Introduction à la philosophie et à l'éthique des sciences

Author(s): Fourez, Gérard
Document type: Book
Year: 1996
Pages: 288
Source: Publishing house: de Boeck-Larcier (Bruxelles)
Language(s): French

Classification

National background: Belgium
Category: EU Training Material for Research Ethics
Subject areas: Other: Introduction to philosophy in the context of science
Focus: Sub-focus: embedded in philosophical theories and science
Content: Ethical theories
Issues touched: Social impact of research, economic benefits, risks for third parties Social background of research, conflicts of interest, researcher vs. doctor, commercialisation Fabrication, falsification, plagiarism
Audience: teachers of natural sciences; Scientists; Students of natural sciences
Classification remarks: This book does not focus on one specific research issue. It is an introduction into philosophy, especially into moral theory, for students of natural sciences and teachers of science.

Estimation

Theoretical quality remarks: The book does not go deeply into the issue of research ethics, but focuses on simple explanations for scientists. The chapters are chronologically structured, starting with the very beginnings of philosophical theory and concluding with present-day philosophy, all in the context of science and technology.
Didactical quality: Didactically prepared material
Overall estimation: recommendable
Estimation remarks: Despite lacking explicitly didactical qualities, the book is easy to understand and serves as a good introduction for newcomers to philosophical subjects.