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Stijn Conix1, Andreas De Block1, Krist Vaesen2
1Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science, KU Leuven, Leuven, Vlaams Brabant, 3000, Belgium.
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|February 22, 2022
Summary
Government research funding via peer review pressures scientists to compromise core moral values. This study strengthens calls for reforming scientific funding systems.
Area of Science:
- Scientific funding and research ethics
Background:
- Governmental research funding heavily relies on peer review of project proposals.
- Existing critiques of this system focus on epistemic concerns.
Purpose of the Study:
- To argue that current peer-review funding systems incentivize researchers to violate central moral values.
- To complement existing epistemic critiques and bolster arguments for reform.
Main Methods:
- Ethical analysis of research funding practices.
- Argumentation based on scientific codes of conduct.
Main Results:
- Peer-review funding systems create incentives that compel researchers to breach five key moral values.
- The identified moral violations are central to established scientific codes of conduct.
Conclusions:
- Current research funding mechanisms pose significant ethical challenges for scientists.
- The findings support the need for substantial reform in how governmental research funding is allocated.
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