Lecture 3

Question 1

morality

Answer 1

a human practice of praising and blaiming

Question 2

ethics

Answer 2

the systematization of morality
- conflict of what is the right thing to do

Question 3

dutch principles of research integrity

Answer 3

1. honesty: tell what you do
2. scrupulousness: use best possible methods
3. transparant: use references
4. independence: informed by himself, not others
5. responsbility: not only your theory, think about the consequences

Question 4

research integrity + and -

Answer 4

+ broadly applicable: can help anyone, anywhere
- no guidance on specific actions (conflict between different values) –> need more didactics, knowledge code
- often focuses on individual scientist, but in a institutional context (want to skip steps or make it fast/cheap)

Question 5

pure science + and -

Answer 5

+ fills an information deficit
- science is bot pure, but always impure and doesn’t happen in a social vacuum. because:
1. if we do science, it hasn’t only positive consequenes. also bad unknown…
2. because it’s incredible diverse, not only 1 theory. different ways of studying beetles.
3. because scientists are only human & human biases (we are tirede, get grumpy, inpatient, need reputation…)
but is it a problem that science isn’t pure? the challenge is to harness the energy of contest between science & public values –> healthy and productive, instead of deliberating or destructive