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SUMMARY:The Ethics of Embedded Science
DESCRIPTION:Neither the nature of the scientific method nor the moral 
 character of scientists establishes the most important ethical assumpt
 ions of current science. These are present\, albeit often hidden in th
 e practice and appropriation of science in society and especially the 
 economy. What are these embedded assumptions and how do they play out 
 in both policy and the choices of scientists?\n\nDr. Rasmussen observe
 s that\: "Teaching 'Ethics and Ecology' and 'Ethics and Biotechnology'
  has led me to ask about the ethical assumptions of the practice of sc
 ience\, especially when this science is part of the business of busine
 ss and its context is the culture of recent capitalism. When the purpo
 se of the practice of science is the management of nature for human be
 nefit\, and this is pursued on the terms of commerce\, what assumption
 s are made about both science and society and where do they lead?" His
  analysis will use examples from biotechnology and environmental scien
 ces.\n\nLarry Rasmussen was Reinhold Niebuhr Professor of Social Ethic
 s at Union Theological Seminary in New York City from 1996-2004. He se
 rves as a member of the Dialogue on Science\, Ethics and Religion of t
 he American Association for the Advancement of Science. His book Earth
  Community\, Earth Ethics (Orbis Books and the World Council of Church
 es\, 1996) won the 1997 Grawemeyer Award. He is co-editor\, with Diete
 r Hessel\, of Earth Habitat\: Eco-Injustice and the Church's Response 
 (Fortress 2001)\; and co-author\, with Daniel C. Maguire\, of Ethics f
 or a Small Planet\: New Horizons on Population\, Consumption\, and Eco
 logy (SUNY Press\, 1998).
LOCATION:New York Academy of Sciences (2 East 63rd St. bet 5th Ave and Madison Ave)
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