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Science: Where do we draw the line?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 July 2009

Pieter J. D. Drenth
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Abstract

Science is not taken for granted any longer. Society, politics and the media frequently pose critical questions tending to censorship or at least control of science. How does science react? On the one hand it cannot exist and develop without freedom: on the other hand this does not mean freedom to amass knowledge at any price and without restrictions. Thus, the scientist must balance freedom and ethical and social responsibility. This paper will reflect on the question of the limitations of science; who should control what and on which criteria

Type
Focus: Science and society
Information
European Review , Volume 7 , Issue 2 , May 1999 , pp. 239 - 246
Copyright
Copyright © Academia Europaea 1999

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