Technology and Values

Examining issues surrounding developments in technology, the contributors consider topics such as the effects on privacy of the widespread use of computers to store and retrieve personal information, and the ethics of genetic engineering. Technology and Values provides a highly useful collection of essays organized around issues related to science, technology, public health, economics, the environment, and ethical theory. The editors present effective introductions that provide background information as well as philosophical tools and case studies to facilitate understanding of the variety of issues emanating from the most significant developments in technology, including the effects on privacy of the widespread use of computers to store and retrieve personal information and the ethical considerations of genetic engineering.