Are there
ethical issues related to empirical research?
Consider how ideological
commitments influence views about science.
Here are some questions to get you
started:
- Do you believe there are some things that science should not explore or do you believe that we should be unlimited in our freedom to investigate the natural world?
- For example should scientist be allowed to clone humans in the name of science or experiment on persons for the betterment of all mankind?
- Should our ideas about a particular type of technology affect or limit the research that might be used to develop that technology?
- Should we ever limit or prevent the public from accessing the results of scientific research?
- Should we ever limit or prevent science from being taught to children?
- Is it appropriate to use the results of scientific investigation to influence our ideological beliefs?
- Is it appropriate to allow our ideological beliefs to influence scientific investigation?
State what
views you hold about ethics & empirical research and why you hold those
views. After doing so, evaluate your views to determine their strengths and/or
weaknesses.
