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Published on: January 7, 2019
The culture of science and the ethics of alcohol administration in research
1Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, BEH 339, Tampa, Florida 33620-8200, USA.
Abstract:
The failure of ethicists to develop an absolute ethical code has led to the consideration of ethics in particular contexts. In the alcohol field, such consideration has resulted in considerable controversy, because this field has been influenced by parallel cultural contexts: a scientific research culture and a layman's spiritual culture (represented by Alcoholics Anonymous). Both cultures can inform ethical decisions, but for scientific decisions to be made the influence of these cultures must be disentangled. This article reviews issues pertaining to this disentangling in connection with the use of alcohol administration in research.
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