Logic, methodology and philosophy of science VIII proceedings of the eighth international congress of logic, methodology and philosophy of science, and philosophy of science proceedings) ( PDFDrive ) 98

J.E Fenstad et al., eds Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science VIII @ Elsevier Science Publishers B.V (1989) 79-90 THE ETHICS OF SCIENCE AS A FORM OF THE COGNITION OF SCIENCE BORIS G YUDIN Instihue of Philosophy Moscow, USSR Today we are witnessing an unprecedented upsurge of public interest in the motley and loose arrangement of problems called the ethics of science This sphere invites, at the same time, an ever growing number of research projects and heated debates My aim here is to demonstrate that in the same way as the name of this discipline presupposes two types of cognition, practical research in this field is effected in two-dimensional space The dichotomy of what ought to be and what exists is the linchpin of ethical research: our efforts are aimed at substantiating what ought to be and at evaluating what exists from the point of view of what ought to be Science rests on the dichotomy between theory and practice Far from embracing the entire range of scientific activities and notions, this dichotomy, nevertheless, is important for our idea of science I would like to note here that both dichotomies share a certain structural affinity: they concern themselves with the ideal and the really existing On more than one occasion this situation has caused confusion both in ethics and in science The ethics of science as a blend of the two spheres, is prone to such confusions to an even greater degree In more general terms, the difference between what exists and what ought to be, on the one hand, and theory and practice, on the other, is clear enough: they are two different types of delineating between the real and the ideal I will not go into greater detail here I feel it really important to note that research in the ethics of science combine, to varying degrees, two components of different types It is also advisable to look closer at everything which relates to the ethics of science as a form of science of science With this aim in view it is expedient to distinguish (with a full 79