In which way is harmful to Science the moving away of Ethics?
We would like to study the sustainability of the thesis asserting a radical independence between, on one side, the scientific excellence of somebody and, on the other, his (or her) bad ethical attitude. We argue that although the possibility of coexistence of scientific excellence with bad ethics ca...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
2009-05-01
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| Series: | Caderno Brasileiro de Ensino de Física |
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| Online Access: | https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/fisica/article/view/10498 |
| Summary: | We would like to study the sustainability of the thesis asserting a
radical independence between, on one side, the scientific
excellence of somebody and, on the other, his (or her) bad ethical attitude. We argue that although the possibility of coexistence of
scientific excellence with bad ethics can be conceived in singular
cases, it is severely harmful for the healthy development of Science
as an institution. In fact, this development requires high ethical
and cognitive standards. The consequences of this coexistence for
education, peace, environment, democracy and the solidarity among
peoples are catastrophic. |
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| ISSN: | 1677-2334 2175-7941 |