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Scientific Freedom
An Anthology on Freedom of Scientific Research

Simona Giordano, John Coggon and Marco Cappato (eds)

Bloomsbury Academic 2012

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    Book Summary / Abstract

    Scientific Freedom is the first comprehensive collection covering both the state of scientific progress and the ethics, law and history of scientific research. The book gives readers a fascinating range of perspectives on matters of scientific research that directly affect all of us.

    Examining the ethical, legal, social, economic and political issues surrounding freedom of scientific research, the book evaluates ways in which national and international policies can impact upon individuals' access to potentially life-saving treatment, cures and technologies, and can therefore affect human life and death.

    With contributions from Nobel Laureates, representatives of patients' associations, scientists, scholars and politicians, this book provides a concise and comprehensive view of the limitations and dangers facing the future of innovation and scientific progress.

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      Pages 1 .. 232

    Front matter

      • Contributors
        • Charles H. Baron, Professor of Law Emeritus

      • pp. ix–xvi

      • Foreword
        • John Sulston

      • pp. xvii–xviii

        • Introduction
          • John Coggon, Simona Giordano and Marco Cappato

        • pp. 1–14

    Part 1. Understanding Science and Technology

    Part 2. Science and Society Law and Regulation

    Part 3. Science, Ethics and the Politics of Scientific Research

      • Conclusion : A Short History of This Anthology
        • Marco Cappato, Secretary-General of Luca Coscioni Association, former Member of the European Parliament, Simona Giordano, Reader in Bioethics The University of Manchester and John Coggon, Research Fellow in Interdisciplinary Bioethics The University of Manchester

      • pp. 177–183

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