Although chemistry has been the target of numerous public moral debates for over a century, there is still no academic field of Ethics of chemistry to develop an ethically balanced view of the discipline.
All cases are suitable for undergraduate teaching, either in classes of ethics, history of chemistry, or in chemistry classes proper..
An international team of experts narrate the historical cases and analyse their ethical dimensions.
Students also learn about codes of conduct and chemical regulations.
Moreover, it illustrates chemical engagements in preventing hazards, From the prediction of ozone depletion, to Green Chemistry, and research in recycling, industrial substance substitution, and clean-up.
It further introduces to ethical arguments pro and con by discussing issues about bisphenol-A, polyvinyl chloride, and rare earth elements; as well as of contested chemical projects such as human enhancement, the creation of artificial life, and patents on human DNA.
It draws lesson From major disasters of the past, such as in Bhopal and Love Canal, or From thalidomide, Agent Orange, and DDT.
From Poison gas in WWI to Climate Engineering of the future, this volume covers the most important historical cases of chemistry.
This volume fills both gaps by establishing the scope of Ethics of chemistry and providing a cased-based approach to teaching, thereby also narrating a cultural history of chemistry.
And while Ethics courses are increasingly demanded for science and Engineering students in many countries, chemistry is still lagging behind because of a lack of appropriate teaching material.
Although chemistry has been the target of numerous public moral debates for over a century, there is still no academic field of Ethics of chemistry to develop an ethically balanced view of the discipline
