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The rather eclectic mixture of entries may cause library patrons to overlook some topics in this work entirely, given its title. While one expects articles such as Biological weapons; Ecological integrity; Ford Pinto case; Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Oppenheimer, J. Robert; and Social Darwinism, the average reader may not expect to find entries like Consumerism; Jefferson, Thomas; Market theory; Music; or Special effects. The authors, however, are adept at introducing an ethical dimension within their entries. They were also encouraged to let their own views be heard.
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EDITORS AND CONSULTANTS
EDITOR IN CHIEF
Carl Mitcham Professor, Liberal Arts and International Studies, Colorado School of Mines; Faculty Affiliate, Center for Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Colorado, Boulder ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Larry Arnhart Professor, Political Science, Northern Illinois University
Deborah G. Johnson Anne Shirley Carter Olsson Professor of Applied Ethics and Chair, Science, Technology, and Society, University of Virginia
Raymond E. Spier Emeritus Professor, Science and Engineering Ethics, University of Surrey SPECIAL EDITORIAL CONSULTANT
Stephanie J. Bird Editor, Science and Engineering Ethics CONSULTANTS
Robert H. Blank Professor, Public Policy, Brunel University
George Bugliarello Professor, Civil Engineering; Chancellor, Polytechnic University, Brooklyn
Ruth Chadwick Professor, Institute of Environment, Philosophy, and Public Policy, Lancaster University, UK
Eric Cohen
Helen Nissenbaum
Ethics and Public Policy Center
Stephen H. Cutcliffe Professor, History; Professor and Chair, Science, Technology, and Society Program, Lehigh University
Paul T. Durbin Professor Emeritus, Philosophy, University of Delaware
Deni Elliott