Ethics and Science...

Hello, while pursuing information for this topic, I came upon a document on the history of ethical issues related to scientific research. This document outlines how many scientific organizations have undergone questionable and blatantly immoral experiments, and the relations they have culturally. A leading example of this are the Nazi Germany experiments conducted behind the veil of internment camps. While the Nazi’s experiments were all unquestionably wrong, they also had an impact on Germany’s culture by dehumanizing other races, while simultaneously boosting the ego of their own. (Proctor) Another interesting topic in this document is how research on animals has become a very taboo issue. A few years ago, I remember seeing a shampoo commercial which proudly stated that they didn’t participate in animal testing. From my perspective, it would seem that the general American culture disagrees with animal scientific research. Although animals are not humans, (in my opinion, mind you) it still relates to how scientific research and the culture around it influence each other. Thanks for reading; the link to this document can be found here.

Works Cited

Proctor, Robert. Racial Hygiene Medicine Under the Nazis. Cambridge: Harvard University
Press, 1988