Ethical justification of moral norms in scientific research: scientists' external responsibilities

Ethical Norms and Moral Values Among Scientists: Applying Conceptions of Morality to Scientific Rules and Practices

The purpose of the present paper is to apply theoretical approaches to the social psychology of morality to the moral evaluation of scientists’ own behavior. It will be seen that the current discourse on questionable research practices, usability of science, and fraud, mainly fueled by whistle-blowers who are themselves members of the scientific community, does not live up to higher levels of m...

The Social Responsibilities of Scientists.

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Ethical responsibilities toward wildlife.

No ethical bypass of moral status in stem cell research.

Recent advances in reprogramming technology do not bypass the ethical challenge of embryo sacrifice. Induced pluripotent stem cell (iPS) research has been and almost certainly will continue to be conducted within the context of embryo sacrifice. If human embryos have moral status as human beings, then participation in iPS research renders one morally complicit in their destruction; if human emb...

Duties and responsibilities of laboratory scientists.

The duties and responsibilities of laboratory scientists are still evolving. In this paper, I briefly summarize some of the classical duties and responsibilities of Clinical Chemists in the areas of research, education and service. Furthermore, I developed some general rules of success for younger laboratorians. It is clear that we are living in exciting times and Clinical Chemists must learn t...