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Towards improving the ethics of ecological research
G K D Crozier1, Albrecht I Schulte-Hostedde
1Canada Research Chair in Environment, Culture and Values, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON, Canada, g.crozier@gmail.com.
Science and Engineering Ethics
|June 7, 2014
Summary
Ecological research needs a unified ethical framework. This study proposes collective reflection and specific tools to enhance ethical consistency and moral robustness in ecological studies.
Area of Science:
- Ecology
- Environmental Ethics
- Philosophy of Biology
Background:
- The ecological research community requires improved ethical consistency and moral robustness.
- Current ethical practices in ecology may lack a cohesive framework.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose an ethics strategy for ecological research.
- To establish a foundation for ethical decision-making in the field.
Main Methods:
- A proposed strategy involving collective ethical reflection.
- Utilizing conceptual tools: six core values (freedom, fairness, well-being, replacement, reduction, refinement).
- Employing analytic tools: decision-theoretic software and 1000Minds.
Main Results:
- The proposed strategy and tools offer an empirically grounded and conceptually complete foundation for ecological research ethics.
- Survey data from ecologists at the 2013 Canadian Society of Ecology and Evolution meeting informed the argument.
Conclusions:
- Ecological researchers, applied ethicists, and philosophers of biology should collaborate on implementing this ethics strategy.
- The proposed framework aims to enhance the ethical integrity of ecological research practices.
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