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EDUCATION IN THE RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH TYPICALLY TAKES THE FORM OF ONLINE INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT RULES, REGULATIONS, AND POLICIES. RESEARCH ETHICS TAKES A NOVEL APPROACH AND EMPHASIZES THE ART OF PHILOSOPHICAL DECISION-MAKING. PART A INTRODUCES EGOISM AND EXPLAINS THAT IT IS IN THE INDIVIDUAL'S OWN INTEREST TO AVOID MISCONDUCT, FABRICATION OF DATA, PLAGIARISM AND BIAS. PART B EXPLAINS CONTRACTUALISM AND COVERS ISSUES OF AUTHORSHIP, PEER REVIEW AND RESPONSIBLE USE OF STATISTICS. PART C INTRODUCES MORAL RIGHTS AS THE BASIS OF INFORMED CONSENT, THE USE OF HUMANS IN RESEARCH, MENTORING, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS. PART D USES TWO-LEVEL UTILITARIANISM TO EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITIES AND LIMITS OF THE EXPERIMENTAL USE OF ANIMALS, DUTIES TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS, AND THE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF RESEARCHERS. THIS BOOK BRINGS A FRESH PERSPECTIVE TO RESEARCH ETHICS AND WILL ENGAGE THE MORAL IMAGINATIONS OF GRADUATE STUDENTS IN ALL DISCIPLINES.