Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures and tables
- Preface
- 1 Introduction and overview
- 2 Ethical concepts and theories
- 3 Science and its norms
- 4 Research ethics I
- 5 Research ethics II
- 6 Research ethics III
- 7 The science of ethics
- 8 Transition
- 9 Science and politics I
- 10 Science and politics II
- 11 Science and ideational culture
- 12 Science applied
- Epilogue Looking back, leaning forward
- Appendix Ethics codes
- Bibliography
- Index
Appendix - Ethics codes
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 November 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures and tables
- Preface
- 1 Introduction and overview
- 2 Ethical concepts and theories
- 3 Science and its norms
- 4 Research ethics I
- 5 Research ethics II
- 6 Research ethics III
- 7 The science of ethics
- 8 Transition
- 9 Science and politics I
- 10 Science and politics II
- 11 Science and ideational culture
- 12 Science applied
- Epilogue Looking back, leaning forward
- Appendix Ethics codes
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This appendix contains information for accessing a wide range of influential science ethics codes and declarations. In addition to the websites listed, many of these documents and other related codes, statements, and declarations can be found in appendix V in volume IV (pp. 2158–2296) of Mitcham (2005).
1 Hippocratic Oath (fifth century BCE)
Ancient oath requiring physicians to swear upon a number of healing gods and to uphold certain professional ethical standards. The National Library of Medicine, nlm.nih.gov/hmd/greek/greek_oath.html.
2 The Nuremberg Code (1947)
The first and perhaps most influential code outlining ethical guidelines for the treatment of human subjects of medical research. National Institutes of Health, http://ohsr.od.nih.gov/guidelines/nuremberg.html.
3 World Medical Association: Declaration of Geneva or International Code of Medical Ethics (1948)
A declaration of the physician’s dedication to the humanitarian goals of medicine. Updated in 1968, 1984, 1994, 2005, and 2006. World Medical Association, www.wma.net/en/30publications/10policies/c8/index.html.
4 The Einstein–Russell Manifesto (1955)
A statement calling on scientists to convene a conference to consider the perils that have arisen as a result of nuclear arms proliferation. Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs, www.pugwash.org/about/manifesto.htm.
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