Dual Use Science and Technology, Ethics and Weapons of Mass Destruction

• Main Author: Miller, Seumas (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Ethics,
• Subjects: Engineering ethics.; Philosophy.; Social sciences-Philosophy.; Engineering Ethics.; Philosophy of Technology.; Social Philosophy.

This book deals with the problem of dual-use science research and technology. It first explains the concept of dual use and then offers analyses of collective knowledge and collective ignorance. It goes on to present a theory of collective responsibility, followed by four chapters focusing on a part...

Table of Contents:

• Acknowledgments
• 1. Introduction,- 2. Concept of Dual Use
• 3. Collective Knowledge and Collective Ignorance
• 4. Collective Responsibility
• 5. Chemical Industry
• 6. Nuclear Industry
• 7. Cyber-technology
• 8. Biological Sciences
• 9. Conclusion
• Index.