There are two commonly used definitions of scientific ethics. In one case, ethics are rules, standards, or guidelines that govern the conduct of the members of the scientific community. Bronowski, in Science and Human Values, states:
The world is made, it is powered by science; and for any man to abdicate an interest [for ethics] in science is to walk with open eyes toward slavery.
The second and more widely used definition of ethics deals with moral choices made by the individual in his relationship with others. The fear, here, is the rogue scientist, who--like Victor Frankenstein--develops madman technology that is used to threaten values and standards. Again, Bronowski:
Those who think that science is ethically neutral confuse the findings of science, which are, with the activity of science, which is not.
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