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The Ethical Canary: Science, Society and the Human Spirit

by Margaret A. Somerville

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The founding director of the McGill Centre for Medicine, Ethics, and Law proposes two concepts that could help a secular society find consensus about what, if anything, it considers sacred, and what practices it considers inherently wrong. They are a profound respect for all life, particularly human life; and a deep respect for the human spirit. Her study was first published in 2000 by Penguin Books Canada. Distributed in the US by Cornell University Press Services.
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The Ethical Canary is a major contribution to the debate about the hottest issues in ethics today, from one of the world's leading authorities.

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Margaret Somerville, who was recently chosen as the first winner of the Avicenna prize for Ethics in Science by UNESCO, is the founding director of the McGill Centre for Medicine, Ethics and Law, and holds professorships in both the Faculty of Law and the

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ISBN:
9780773527843
Author:
Somerville, Margaret A.
Publisher:
McGill-Queen's University Press
Location:
Montreal
Subject:
Ethics
Subject:
Social aspects
Subject:
Philosophy & Social Aspects
Subject:
Bioethics
Subject:
Medical ethics
Subject:
Gay Studies
Subject:
Science Reference-Philosophy of Science
Edition Description:
Paper Text
Series Volume:
PRB 02-11F
Publication Date:
20040531
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Language:
English
Pages:
368
Dimensions:
9 x 6 in 410 gr

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"Synopsis" by , The Ethical Canary is a major contribution to the debate about the hottest issues in ethics today, from one of the world's leading authorities.

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