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The Uses of Humans in Experiment: Perspectives from the 17th to the 20th Century

By Erika Dyck , Larry Stewart (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
BRILL
Year
2016
ISBN
9789004286702, 9789004286719
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (6897990 bytes)
Pages
309\309
Time added
2016-04-18 13:03:48

Description

Scientific experimentation with humans has a long history. Combining elements of history of science with history of medicine, The Uses of Humans in Experiment illustrates how humans have grappled with issues of consent, and how scientists have balanced experience with empiricism to achieve insights for scientific as well as clinical progress. The modern incarnation of ethics has often been considered a product of the second half of the twentieth century, as enshrined in international laws and codes, but these authors remind us that this territory has long been debated, considered, and revisited as a fundamental part of the scientific enterprise that privileges humans as ideal subjects for advancing research.

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