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The Ethical Dimension of Scientific Research

Science and ethics have always had a special status. Usually it is imagined that the players in the field of the sciences, i.e., scientists, in their own area restrict themselves to what is, and with regard to what should be, they are indifferent. This view inevitably leads to the thesis of the neutrality of science with regard to values.The author of this article offers another thesis. On the basis of his thesis, problems of value, especially moral problems, are tied to scientific research. One who would trim science of values in order to beautify it, falls into error with regard to the essence of scientific research. Scientific research cannot be done without attention to problems of ethics and values. Thus, a solution to this problem must be sought, rather than ignoring it, or keeping it hidden. Examples of this attention are presented in this article.