Volume 4, Issue 3/4, Spring/Summer 1995
Special Issue On Research Ethics
Deni Elliott
Pages 5-16
Researchers as Professionals, Professionals as Researchers
A Context for Laboratory Research Ethics
Here I discuss the notion of public duty and the broad moral system that provides a foundation for both professional and research ethics. I also discuss morally relevant similarities and differences between scientific research and research that is conducted within the context of a profession.