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Record Nr.

UNINA9910157641903321

Autore

Koepsell David

Titolo

Scientific Integrity and Research Ethics : An Approach from the Ethos of Science / / by David Koepsell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

9783319512778

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Ethics, , 2211-8101

Disciplina

174.90901

Soggetti

Research—Moral and ethical aspects

History

Philosophy and science

Research Ethics

History of Science

Philosophy of Science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- 1. Introduction to Scientific Integrity and Research Ethics -- 2. Research (Mis)Conduct -- 3. Issues of Authorship -- 4. Issues in Intellectual Property and Science -- 5. Conflicts of Interest -- 6. Autonomy, Dignity, Beneficence, and Justice -- 7. Ethics Committees: procedures and duties -- 8. Duties of Science to Society (and vice versa) -- Appendix: Codes and Principles.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is an easy to read, yet comprehensive introduction to practical issues in research ethics and scientific integrity. It addresses questions about what constitutes appropriate academic and scientific behaviors from the point of view of what Robert Merton called the “ethos of science.” In other words, without getting into tricky questions about the nature of the good or right (as philosophers often do), Koepsell’s concise book provides an approach to behaving according to the norms of science and academia without delving into the morass of philosophical ethics. The central thesis is that: since we know certain behaviors are necessary for science and its institutions to work properly (rather than pathologically), we can extend those principles to guide



good behaviors as scientists and academics. The Spanish version of this book was commissioned by the Mexican National Science Foundation (CONACyT) and is being distributed to and used by Mexican scientists in a unique, national plan to improve scientific integrity throughout all of Mexico. Available now in English, the examples and strategies employed can be used throughout the English speaking research world for discussing issues in research ethics, training for scientists and researchers across disciplines, and those who are generally interested in ethics in academia.