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19 May 2003 19:00 - 21 May 2003
Unit: Wageningen University
Location: Conferentieoord De Wageningse Berg, Gen. Foulkesweg 96, Wageningen
Organisation: Wendelien Ordelman, tel. 0317 495422, email wendelien.ordelman@wur.nl

 Frontis organizes this workshop together with the Applied Philosophy Group of Wageningen University. The convener is Michiel Korthals. In doing experiments with animals, plants or humans the welfare of these living beings can be hampered; in publishing articles issues of private and public concern can be harmed (patents!); in being a member of a research group issues of human rights (like discriminatory behaviour) can become prominent; individual and collective forms of responsibility because of controversial types of research can become urgent; funding organizations can confront scientists and engineers with new ethical issues; the public at large or, as is the case with sustainability, future generations can challenge existing ways of doing research, and educating and teaching can confront scientists with new ethical issues. In specialized journals exclusive attention is paid to these topics, and prominent societies of scientists and engineers have departments, study groups or networks devoted to discussing them. Several universities have established departments for conducting research and teaching in professional ethics, but until now scant attention is paid to professional ethics for life scientists. Topics to be discussed in this workshop will be: relationship between ethics, professional ethics and business ethics; research ethics; research with animals and humans; public responsibility of researchers; ethical role of scientists and engineers in organizations; organizing, teaching and discussing ethical issues.
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