In which way is harmful to Science the moving away of Ethics?

We would like to study the sustainability of the thesis asserting aradical independence between, on one side, the scientificexcellence of somebody and, on the other, his (or her) bad ethical attitude. We argue that although the possibility of coexistence ofscientific excellence with bad ethics can b...

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Autor: Bastos Filho, Jenner Barretto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
Repositorio:Caderno Brasileiro de Ensino de Física (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufsc.br:article/10498
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/fisica/article/view/2175-7941.2009v26n1p103
Access Level:acceso abierto
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Sumario:We would like to study the sustainability of the thesis asserting aradical independence between, on one side, the scientificexcellence of somebody and, on the other, his (or her) bad ethical attitude. We argue that although the possibility of coexistence ofscientific excellence with bad ethics can be conceived in singularcases, it is severely harmful for the healthy development of Scienceas an institution. In fact, this development requires high ethicaland cognitive standards. The consequences of this coexistence foreducation, peace, environment, democracy and the solidarity amongpeoples are catastrophic.