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Methods and Morals in the Life Sciences: A Guide for Analyzing and Writing Texts

Methods and Morals in the Life Sciences: A Guide for Analyzing and Writing Texts

Ho, Vincent K. y.
Steen, Wim J. Van Der
Van Der Steen, Wim J.

Hardcover

Medical ReferenceBusiness of WritingBiology

ISBN10: 0275971198
ISBN13: 9780275971199
Publisher: Praeger
Published: Apr 30 2001
Pages: 224
Weight: 1.17
Height: 0.86 Width: 6.18 Depth: 9.78
Language: English

Most researchers would be amazed to discover that opinions they have about cherished themes in biology and medicine are biased. Van der Steen and Ho contend that logic and methodology are not well applied in biology and medicine, arguing that the impact of social and moral factors on claims within these two disciplines is underestimated. In response to this situation, Van der Steen and Ho present tools from logic and ethics for assessing existing literature. These tools will help to create sound articles and materials in the life sciences.

After reviewing logic and methodological approaches, broad guidelines are used to place science in a social context. Examples from life sciences illustrate the implementation of logic, methodology, and guidelines in forty-five brief case studies. Each study includes comments on quoted and paraphrased passages from a single article or book. Cross-references facilitate the assimilation of lessons from the text. Students, researchers, and scholars in biology, biomedicine, philosophy, and ethics as applied to the life sciences will find this guide useful in improving their research and writing skills.

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