The intertwining of ethics and methodology in science and engineering: A virtue-ethical approach

Interdisciplinary Science Reviews

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 234-243

  Consoli, Luca ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS; ETHICAL ISSUES; ETHICS IN ENGINEERINGS; FUNDING AGENCIES; GENERAL PUBLICS; NEW APPROACHES; SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING; SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS;

ENGINEERS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS;

EID: 57049137849     PISSN: 03080188     EISSN: 17432790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174327908X366923     Document Type: Article

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