The concise encylopedia of the ethics of new technologies. /

The concise encylopedia of the ethics of new technologies. / edited by Ruth Chadwick. - San Diego : Academic Press, c2001. - xxi, 404 p. 28 cm.

This volume on ethical assessment of new technologies includes topics such as nuclear power and testing, gene therapy and cloning, environmental impact assessment, consequentialism and deontology, and slippery slope arguments. The articles are part of the ongoing development of applied ethics, including analyses of topical ethical issues, articles on frameworks and ethical perspectives, and articles on concepts such as genetization.

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