Juniors: Here are some tools to help you prepare for Monday's discussion:
Our discussion will focus on the following questions:
1) To whom does the burden of 'ethics' fall? Scientist doing the research, politicians funding and applying science and technology in policy or philosophers integrating ethics and science?
2) Which of the aforementioned parties do you think have the loudest voice?
3) Are there any research methods, or topics that are too immoral to pursue? (e.g. human experimentation)
4) Is it possible to pursue the purest desire to understand the mysteries of the universe and maintain a lens of social ethics?
5) Are there any particular events, statements or arguments that really struck you? Why do you think that is?
What does ethics mean to contemporary scientist:
http://temp.onlineethics.org/codes/ACScode.html
To help you understand the power of the bomb:
http://www.blogger.com/goog_2139632769
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppgdBI31-lo
The decision to drop the bomb:
http://www.ushistory.org/us/51g.asp
http://www.doug-long.com/oppie.htm
Other sides of the story:
http://www.unmuseum.org/nbomb.htm
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2000/oct/19/heisenberg-in-copenhagen/?pagination=false
I've given you plenty to work with but feel free to also bring your own research to the discussion. You've been studying ethics in religion; remember that a 'because I think/feel it's right' mentality is not enough to support a solid, academic discussion points. Be prepared to back up your opinions with facts!
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