https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/26993 2026-04-27T05:40:52Z 2026-04-27T05:40:52Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/27138 2018-02-22T02:34:51Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Comparing and contrasting ethical problems in bio-informatics with computer ethics Abstract: The information world has in its half century of existence thrown up a wide range of ethical problems involving privacy issues, personal data protection breaches, societal and work issues, and new ways of undermining social order and culture. To these issues can be added the emerging concept of a global village with, however, more visible discrimination and inequalities between the 'haves' and 'have nots', and a new political order where the military might of America, based on its digital weaponry, has made it the sole dominant superpower.

2003-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/27137 2018-02-22T02:35:00Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Creating an academic haven Abstract: One important thing which is missing both in our public and in our academic milieu - we need a haven for discussing ethical issues in science and technology. So far, this haven has been available only within the Bioethics Consultative Committee, and were it not for the one seminar we organise every year, there indeed would be no such thing as a public or academic discussion of ethics.

2003-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/27136 2018-02-22T02:34:50Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Report of workshops Abstract: Reports of three workshops held during the conference titled Ethics, Science and Society organised by the Ethics, Science and Society. 1. Science and Medicine chaired by Dr. C. Scerri 2. Science and Pharmacy chaired by Ms. M.A. Ciappara 3. Science and the layman chaired by Ms. C. Xuereb

2003-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/27135 2018-02-22T02:34:57Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Ethics in science : should it be part of the core curriculum? Abstract: It is likely that the reason why the absence of ethics from a science degree course is not missed lies in the belief that good science has got to be performed in a completely objective and disinterested manner so that having any kind of predisposition to a set of ethical or moral values might actually be prejudicial to the scientific process itself. According to this point of view, the mind has to be untrammeled by any considerations other than those involved in the investigation of the phenomena being examined. Indeed, some might even argue, that since ethics deals with essentially human interests, ethical considerations are irrelevant to science which argument would then lead to the absurd conclusion that good science can only be performed by androids or robots since scientists cannot possibly leave their human dimension outside the laboratory door.

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