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Compromising the Ideals of Science

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  • © 2015

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Authors:
  1. Raphael Sassower

    1. University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, USA

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Fallen Angels: On the Compromises of Scientists

    • Raphael Sassower
    Pages 1-21

  3. Big Science: Government Control of Science

    • Raphael Sassower
    Pages 22-45

  4. Big Money: Setting Research Agendas

    • Raphael Sassower
    Pages 46-68

  5. Big Pharma: Pharmaceutical Dominance of Science

    • Raphael Sassower
    Pages 69-85

  6. Situating Technoscience

    • Raphael Sassower
    Pages 86-98

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 99-107
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This books examines the conditions under which scientists compromised the ideals of science, and elucidates these with reference to the challenges of profit motives and national security concerns. The book also offers suggestions for changing the political and economic conditions under which the integrity of science and its ethos can be practiced.

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  • University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, USA

    Raphael Sassower

About the author

Raphael Sassower is Professor of Philosophy, Occasional Chair, and Director of the Center for Legal Studies at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, USA. His books include The Price of Public Intellectuals (Palgrave Pivot, 2014) and Digital Exposure: Postmodern Postcapitalism (Palgrave Pivot, 2013).

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