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ArticleScience and engineering ethics2014

Survival ethics in the real world: the research university and sustainable development.

Charles Verharen, John Tharakan, Flordeliz Bugarin, Joseph Fortunak, Gada Kadoda, George Middendorf

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Article in Science and engineering ethics, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Charles VerharenDepartment of Philosophy, Howard University, Washington, DC, 20059, USA, cverharen@howard.edu.
John Tharakan
Flordeliz Bugarin
Joseph Fortunak
Gada Kadoda
George Middendorf

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We discuss how academically-based interdisciplinary teams can address the extreme challenges of the world's poorest by increasing access to the basic necessities of life. The essay's first part illustrates the evolving commitment of research universities to develop ethical solutions for populations whose survival is at risk and whose quality of life is deeply impaired. The second part proposes a rationale for university responsibility to solve the problems of impoverished populations at a geographical remove. It also presents a framework for integrating science, engineering and ethics in the efforts of multidisciplinary teams dedicated to this task. The essay's third part illustrates the efforts of Howard University researchers to join forces with African university colleagues in fleshing out a model for sustainable and ethical global development.

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Conservation of Natural ResourcesEconomic DevelopmentPovertySurvivalUniversitiesAfricaCooperative BehaviorDeveloping CountriesEngineeringHumansInterdisciplinary CommunicationInternational CooperationScienceSocial ResponsibilityUnited States

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PMID23549682
PMCPMC3933753

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