synthetic estrogen with harmful outcomes -- Preface -- Introduction -- 9. A diverse moral and ethical foundations of basic and applied science -- 1. Why science is sometimes perceived as evil -- 2. The tools of judgment : ethics and moral traditions -- pt. 2. The role of the state in shaping science -- 3. Evil at its worst : Nazi medicine and human biology -- 4. The banality of evil : the careers of Charles Davenport and Harry Laughlin -- 5. Heroes with feet of clay : Francis Galton and Harry Clay Sharp -- pt. 3. Wartime and the threat of war as justification for suspending ethical and moral behavior -- 6. Radiation in peace and war -- 7. Herbicides in peace and war -- pt. 4. The regulation of science to protect individual and public health -- 8. Thalidomide-- corporate misconduct masquerading as an act of God -- 9. A synthetic estrogen with harmful outcomes -- 19. Index. 10. Pesticides and the environmental movement -- 11. Genetically modified foods-- as usual -- 12. Medical deception and syphilis -- 13. Prenatal diagnosis and an alleged eugenics through the back door -- 14. Cloning, stem cells, hyperbole, and cant -- 15. Assisted reproduction and the argument of playing God -- g pt. 7. Assessing bad outcomes -- 16. Quantifying evil or bad outcomes -- 17. Science, history, and responsibility -- 18. How science changes our worldview for the better -- 19. How can good intentions avoid bad outcomes? -- Index.
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