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Commentary on “the social responsibilities of biological scientists” (S. J. Reiser and R. E. Bulger)

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  1. The quote was taken from: Haldane, J. (1996) The Individual, the State, and the Common Good, Social Philosophy and Policy 13 (1), Winter 1996: 59–79. The original cite was: Elliot, J. ed. (1907) The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution, Lippincott, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

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  2. Hobbes, T. (1968) Leviathan, Penguin Books, Baltimore, MD, USA. Reprint of the 1651 edition, Leviathan, Dent, London.

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  3. Ibid.

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  4. One example is the “Kidney Case” which requires students to prioritize patients awaiting kidney transplants. The case always generates lively discussions concerning the value of life, forms of discrimination and the elements of compassion. Case is available from the Department of Technology and Public Policy, MIT E40-242, Cambridge MA 02139.

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“If there be not [virtue among us] we are in a wretched situation. No Theoretical checks, no form of government, can render us secure.” —James Madison, Debate on the Federal Constitution (1788)

Reiser, S.J. & Bulger, R.E. (1997) The Social Responsibilities of Biological Scientists, Science and Engineering Ethics 3: 137–144.

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Salzberg, A.A. Commentary on “the social responsibilities of biological scientists” (S. J. Reiser and R. E. Bulger). SCI ENG ETHICS 3, 149–152 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-997-0006-6

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