Research ethics : a philosophical guide to the responsible conduct of research / [edited by] Gary L. Comstock.
"Ordinarily, responsible conduct of research (RCR) 'training' consists of lectures accompanied by generic exercises on 'core' topics. Research Ethics takes a novel, philosophical approach to the RCR and the teaching of moral decision-making. Part I introduces egoism and expl...
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Table of Contents:
- List of Contributing Authors; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The goal of this book is to welcome researchers into the community of question-askers; The problem facing new researchers is that research pressures undermine vocations; The solution is not RCR training or a series of unconnected lectures and online exercises; The solution is a vibrant moral community and a coherent introduction to ethical thinking; Research means asking questions and looking for answers; Ethics means asking questions and looking for answers about right and wrong, and good and bad; 1. It is serious.
- 2. It is fair3. It is overriding; 4. It is systematic; The plan of this book is to introduce the RCR topics organized as an expanding moral circle; Bibliography; Part A Protect my interests; Graduate students have diverse interests; yet all have a common set of duties; including the duty to avoid research misconduct; Case study: ""Can of worms, "" by John Allen5; Chasing phantoms; Trying to do good; Heroes; and to blow the whistle; But is whistle-blowing really in an egoist' s interests?; Kinds of interests.
- Rational egoism is the view that one should always act to best satisfy one⁺ѓs categorical interestsHow to proceed as an egoist; Bibliography; Chapter 1 Report misconduct; What is cheating?; 1. An act of rule-breaking; 2. With the intention not to be caught; 3. In a context in which permission to break the rule has not been granted; Is cheating unethical for egoists?; No: egoists have reasons to cheat; Yes: egoists have stronger reasons not to cheat; because they have their own internal filters; and are surrounded by cheater detectors; cheater detectors who disapprove of cheaters.
- And punish cheatersand, furthermore, the community requires whistle-blowing; So, in situations of confusion and ambiguity, honesty seems the best policy
- even for egoists; 1. Excellent researchers are not necessarily ethical researchers; 2. Everyone is not doing it; 3. Faculty and administrators can do something about it; 4. And students can do something about it; Bibliography; Chapter 2 Avoid plagiarism; Protect myself against charges of plagiarism; Can I get away with it?; Key; Why words matter to the egoist; Conclusion; Bibliography; Chapter 3 Beware intuition.
- Egoists must be conscious of observation biaswary of misleading heuristics; and on guard against self-misunderstanding; not to mention probability ineptness; To safeguard judgments against prejudice and intuition, engage others; Bibliography; Chapter 4 Justify decisions; Give reasons to justify your decisions; especially in borderline cases; Blots and gels; Gross misrepresentation; More subtle manipulations; Brightness/contrast adjustments; Cleaning up background; Splicing lanes together; Micrographs; Enhancing a specific feature; Linear vs. nonlinear adjustments.