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Sheldon Krimsky - Science in the Private Interest - 9780742514799 - V9780742514799
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Science in the Private Interest

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Description for Science in the Private Interest hardcover. University science is now entangled with entrepreneurship, and researchers with a commercial interest are caught in an ethical quandary. Science in the Private Interest investigates the trends and effects of modern, commercialized academic science. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFF; PDK; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
Something has changed in the culture and values of academic science over the last quarter-century. University science is now entangled with entrepreneurship, and researchers with a commercial interest are caught in an ethical quandary. How can an academic scientist honor knowledge for its own sake, while also using knowledge as a means to generate wealth? Science in the Private Interest investigates the trends and effects of modern, commercialized academic science. This book dives unhesitatingly into some of modern science's messiest and most urgent questions. How did scientists begin choosing proprietary gain over the pursuit of knowledge? What effects have ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742514799
SKU
V9780742514799
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Sheldon Krimsky
Sheldon Krimsky is professor of urban and environmental policy and planning at Tufts University. He is the author of six books and over 100 essays and reviews.

Reviews for Science in the Private Interest
In Science in the Private Interest, a strongly argued polemic against the commercial conditions in which scientific research currently operates, [Krimsky] shows how universities have become little more than instruments of wealth.
The New York Review Of Books
In Science in the Private Interest, Dr. Krimsky documents the growing entanglement between commerce and academic science. He argues that ... Read more

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