Science 330: Ethics in Science examines the ethical dimensions of contemporary science, including standards of professional research and principles of biomedical ethics. Informed by both theological and secular moral philosophies, students will explore how the meaning of the human person is challenged by current scientific trends.
Book List:
- Egendorf, Laura K., ed. Medical Ethics. Current Controversies series. Rev. ed. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven, 2005. ISBN 0-7377-2213-4. $23.70.
- Eyer, Richard C. Holy People, Holy Lives: Law and Gospel in Bioethics. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 2000. ISBN 0-570-05255-6. $17.49.
- Kovac, Jeffrey. The Ethical Chemist: Professionalism and Ethics in Science. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, 2004. ISBN 0-13-141132-2. $30.40.
- MacPherson, Ryan C., ed. Distinguishing between a Person and a Thing: Selected Documents on Science and Ethics. An anthology for students enrolled in “SC 330: Ethics in Science” at Bethany Lutheran College. Spring 2010. (Available in the college bookstore.)
- Shafer-Landau, Russ. Whatever Happened to Good and Evil? New York: Oxford University Press, 2004. ISBN 0-19-516873-9. $27.95.
- Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. 7th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007. ISBN 0-226-82337-7. $17.00 —OR— Hacker, Diana. A Pocket Style Manual. 4th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2004. ISBN 0–312–40684–3. $19.99.
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