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The Ethics of an Ideal Scientist
2009-5-16 23:22
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The ideal scientist for me can be intelligent, imaginative and erudite—but he is not an ideal scientist unless he is responsible,faithful and righteous.

In the scientific research community the sense of responsibility is the fundamental ethic of all the traits which qualify a scientist. Careless or mindless research is the modalerrorone makes frequently and can do great damage-even if the error is eventually corrected. Even the most responsible scientist can make some honest mistakes. When such errors are discovered, the best way is to acknowledge such errors in the same journal in which the mistake information was published.

Cheat, containing cribbing, falsify and fabricate data, is the most common misconduct in scientific researching. Within the scientific community, the effects of misconduct, in term of lost time, disparaged by others, and feelings of personal betrayal, can be devastating and is the taboo with the real scientists. On the contrary with those should be accused, faithfulness is the most valued and respected ethic for ideal scientists.

     The ideal scientist for me can be intelligent, imaginative and erudite—but he is not an ideal scientist unless he is responsible, faithful and righteous.
In the scientific research community the sense of responsibility is the fundamental ethic of all the traits which qualify a scientist. Careless or mindless research is the modalerrorone makes frequently and can do great damage-even if the error is eventually corrected. Even the most responsible scientist can make some honest mistakes. When such errors are discovered, the best way is to acknowledge such errors in the same journal in which the mistake information was published.
Cheat, containing cribbing, falsify and fabricate data, is the most common misconduct in scientific researching. Within the scientific community, the effects of misconduct, in term of lost time, disparaged by others, and feelings of personal betrayal, can be devastating and is the taboo with the real scientists. On the contrary with those should be accused, faithfulness is the most valued and respected ethic for ideal scientists.
    Detecting a colleague has infringed the ethical standards of the scientific community is another most difficult situation that a researcher can encounter. Someone who has witnessed the misconduct has a compelling obligation to take action rather than to find excuses to do nothing. This is because misconduct can disserve scientists and their institutions, and shake public confidence in the integrity of science. Therefore, righteous is another main ethic for scientists using to inspect themselves as a mirror.

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