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Science, technology and ethics: from critical perspective to dialectical perspective.

Sylvain Lavelle1

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Ethical Theory and Moral Practice : an International Forum
|April 20, 2006
PubMed
Summary

Scientific techniques, though essential for testing theories, can raise moral issues due to their perceptible effects. A criterion of refusability for practical projects, analogous to Popper's refutability, helps distinguish moral concerns in science.

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Area of Science:

  • Philosophy of Science
  • Ethics in Research

Background:

  • The traditional view separates scientific issues from moral ones, positing science as value-neutral knowledge.
  • Experimental techniques, however, produce tangible effects that can have moral implications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To distinguish between scientific and moral problems arising from experimental science.
  • To propose a criterion for identifying when scientific projects pose ethical dilemmas.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of the critical perspective on science and morality.
  • Application of Popper's criterion of refutability to practical scientific projects (criterion of refusability).

Main Results:

  • Experimental techniques, not just theories, can generate moral problems.
Keywords:
Biomedical and Behavioral ResearchPhilosophical Approach

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  • A criterion of refusability can demarcate which scientific projects have ethical dimensions.

    • Conclusions:

    • The technical imperative in science necessitates a moral imperative for technique.
    • A dialectical perspective reconciles scientific progress with ethical considerations, moving beyond a strict critical divide.