赫尔曼·J·穆勒:另一个道德不当:欺骗科学杂志
1Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts.
Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene
|October 31, 2025
概括
赫尔曼·J·穆勒的信揭示了他在推广他的优生学书中的欺骗策略,强调了伦理问题和科学沟通缺乏透明度. 这个案例研究强调了诚实在研究和科学话语中的重要性.
科学领域:
- 科学的历史科学的历史.
- 科学伦理学 科学伦理学
- 遗传学和优生学 在
背景情况:
- 诺贝尔奖获得者赫尔曼·J·穆勒 (Hermann J. Muller) 是作者,他撰写了一本关于优生学的书,名为"出夜:生物学家对未来的看法".
- 穆勒与"科学"杂志的编辑詹姆斯·麦基恩·卡特尔 (James McKeen Cattell) 进行了沟通,要求对他的书进行评论.
研究的目的:
- 分析赫尔曼·J·穆勒 (Hermann J. Muller) 写给"科学"杂志编辑的信件,关于他优生学书的评论.
- 检查穆勒在建议审稿人方面缺乏透明度和欺骗性做法.
- 探索穆勒行动对科学诚信和科学文化的伦理影响.
主要方法:
- 赫尔曼·J·穆勒写给詹姆斯·麦基恩·卡特尔的一封信的历史分析.
- 检查穆勒提出的审稿人及其与优生学已知的关联.
- 在他更广泛的职业生涯和倡导活动中对穆勒的行动进行上下文化.
主要成果:
- 穆勒的信表明,他故意缺乏透明度,他与被建议的审稿人的关系不透明.
- 穆勒未能披露审查人员对基于优生学政策的强烈倡导.
- 分析揭示了穆勒的自我宣传和意识形态宣传模式.
结论:
- 穆勒的行为是科学界内道德不当和偏见的典范.
- 该案挑战了科学文化,强调了诚实和透明度的必要性.
- 虽然穆勒是一个有才华的科学家,但他的个人失败影响了科学研究的完整性.
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