Anmeldung: Ethics in Science - Introduction [ENG]

Credit Points: 0,25

Registrations of doctoral candidates will be considered preferentially.

The workshop introduces the participants to the Ethics of Science. The Ethics of Science deals with ethical questions that may arise with a view to science in general and to the work of scientists concretely, for example
‒ Which aspects of science can be the subject of an ethical evaluation? Is not science value-free and objective?
‒ Do scientists bear responsibility for the methods and results of their research? To whom?
‒ Which concrete ethical problems can arise in different areas of scientific research?
‒ What is meant by scientific misconduct? And what is good scientific practice?

The workshop focuses on the fundamental aspects touch on by such questions. It gives an introduction to and some orientation in the Ethics of Science and thus prepares the participants to engage with more concrete ethical questions in the thematically focused courses of the qualification programme, e.g. on research on human beings or on good scientific practice. The workshop does not presuppose knowledge of the Ethics of Science.

Lernziele

• Learners can place the Ethics of Science within the Philosophy of Science and explain some of its core issues.
• They can apply central concepts of the Ethics of Science.
• Learners perceive ethical issues in scientists’ activities as ethical issues.
• They are keen to learn more about ethical issues that relate to their own work as scientists