Anyone who's done a PhD sorta picks up Philosophy of Science via osmosis (why do we do the things we do?)
Outside that, the consequences of science and role in wider society is more nebulous as it's not what you take out of it, but re-examining the values that you bring to the debate. I'd recommend just subscribing to the science in society type blogs (in NZ it's http://sciblogs.co.nz/terms/category/science-and-society/) and avoid the esoteric language.
I'll give you an ethical dilemma (one that a researcher I know is looking into). We now have genetic tests ... to what extent they should be available or even prescribed prior to an abortion? Given that often there are govt subsidies, should they extend to such tests? Or would private insurance companies insist on them least they're left holdin the baby (figuratively speaking).
Lawrence
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On Sunday, 1 April 2012 02:21:41 UTC+13, phillyj wrote:
I was wondering if anyone is a hobbyist philosopher(or related, not--
sure the name) who is studying Bioethics (the whole field rather than
DIYbio only). Why should DIYbio be confined to "hard" science like
labwork or in-silico? Is anyone, as a hobby, thinking and writing on
morals and ethics in biology and other science fields?***Sorry if my words are not well-chosen, e.g. "soft-science",
"confined", etc. I hope my point is understandable.
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