Social responsibility of a scientist

The paper considers necessity for ethical regulation of the scientific activity. It demonstrates the increasing ethical component in the development of society in general and of science in particular, which is conditioned by the law of techno-humanitarian balance. To prevent the negative and even fatal consequences in the scientific and technological development, sufficient cultural and primarily, moral regulations are required. The future of society is largely determined by the completeness in understanding the moral imperative. Risks arising in the course of scientific and technological evolution are analyzed. Awareness of their existence since the second half of the XX century makes the problem of moral assessment of the scientists’ activities and their social responsibility for the results quite urgent. The paper shows the role of the World Organization of Scientists, Pugwash Movement and other organizations of scientists in fighting against militarization of science, arms race, for nuclear disarmament and peace. When considering the post-non-classical science ethos, position is substantiated that modern scientists should bear double moral responsibility. They should be responsible for both complying with the scientific internal ethos (preventing plagiarism, empirical data falsification, etc.) and for social consequences of using the results of their scientific and scientific-technical activities, for inadmissibility of their inhumane application. An important form of connection between intrascientific ethos and extrascientific values and goals is the mandatory ethical examination of scientific projects and programs. The science ethical component significantly reduces the likelihood of inhumane application of the scientific knowledge and the unintended negative consequences of the scientific experiments.

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