Research Ethics
- an introduction
TAMOS, 2013
Karim Jebari
Division of Philosophy, KTH
Outline of this lecture
- Scientific honesty and scientific misconduct
- The use of humans in research
- The scientist’s responsibility for the consequences of research
The Tuskegee Study
The Vipeholm Study
The Jan Hendrik Schön case
Ethical scientific practice?
- Management of data
- Sharing of data
- Authorship
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Plagiarism
Fabrication of data
why is this important?
- Reliability & quality
- Replication
- Accountability
- Intellectual propoerty
Trust is important
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Publish or perish
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Complexity
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Remoteness
Discuss 1
when can openness be wrong?
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Intellectual property
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National security?
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Confidential information?
Discussion 2
What is plagiarism?
To claim credit for other's work.
Self- plagiarism?
"10- 30 % rule"
Check KTH:s tutorial!
The use of humans in research
Basic ethical principles
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Respect for persons
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Beneficence
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Justice
Informed consent
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Provision of information
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Voluntary participation
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Decision-making capacity
Not so simple...
- What does understanding mean?
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Can information always be given?
More trouble...
Geoengineering?
What can we do?
We need to know how kids react to medicine.
The mIlgram experiment
Is this ok?
Social RESPONSIBILITIES
- Knowledge can be dangerous
- Neccessary for public support
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A duty of beneficience?
who is right?
A: We need to know!
B: Knowledge is dangerous.
Summary
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Why research ethics?
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Scientific misconduct
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Human experiments
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Social responsibility
Thank You!
Karim Jebari
jebarikarim@gmail.com
politiskfilosofi.com
twitter.com/karimjebari
Research Ethics
By Karim Jebari
