Session 5: Science and Ethics
Remarkable discoveries in Science and in particular physics, astronomy, biology, biochemistry and molecular biology, as well as the impact of some of these discoveries on technology, have had a tremendous impact on all aspects of life. Several of the genetic and molecular mechanisms underlying life have been deciphered and significant progress has been made towards comprehending the complexity of the human brain. We are reaching closer to the profound goal of understanding the origin of our world, as well as our position relative to the universe.
The progress of science is inevitable, since it expresses the innate search of humans for understanding. At the same time, it is vital for our existence. For example, important discoveries in medicine, ranging from vaccinations and antibiotics to great advances in cardiology, contributed crucially in raising life expectancy in the last century by thirty years. Mathematics, as the universal language of science, has played a signifi... More | Comments
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Science and Ethics - Period One
From antiquity to the modern era, mathematical principles have contributed to the development of civilization. The fields of art, engineering, and philosophy offer just three examples.
Different answers to the question, 'Is the world simple or complicated?' not only illustrate the varying approaches to and understandings of the world, but also tell the history of scientific thought.
Ancient Greek concepts of the human mind, as presented by great tragedians, show some correspondence to modern neuroscientific concepts.
From a purely chemical perspective, life is a self-sustaining, replicative chemical system capable of erring and, thereby, subject to evolutionary changes.
Science and Ethics - Period Two
Le Serment d'Hippocrate a toujours été un modèle d'éthique médicale. Ce modèle a subi des variations au cours de l'histoire. Une étude attentive de ses conditions d'origine et des vicissitudes de sa réception s'impose pour en préserver le sens.
The ancient Greeks have lessons to offer in understanding individual morality, collective responsibility, and administrative/managerial measures for responding to technological issues.
Ressorts des manquements à l’honnêteté scientifique et comment la communauté des chercheurs vise à s’en prémunir
Science and Ethics - EUNIC Papers
A combination of ancient and modern ethical theories offers insight into the conflict of norms between varying cultures.
Science and Ethics - Respondents
Science and Ethics - Medical Humanities