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Research, ethics and development

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We argue that the transmission of “normal science” (in Kuhn's sense) is not enough to secure high-quality research, especially in the underdeveloped parts of the world. We survey some of the problems raised by the role of science (in a wide sense including the humanities and the social sciences) in development. A simple model for “research-practice complexes” is presented. It is suggested that research-practice complexes ought to fulfil the three basic criteria of efficiency, perceptiveness, and sensitivity. The role of joint paradigm discussions in research-practice complexes is particularly emphasized.

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  1. Filosofisk institutt, H-F-bygget, Universitetet i Bergen, N-5014, Bergen

    Tore Nordenstam

  2. Institutionen för vetenskapsteori, Göteborgs universitet, Södra vägen 61, S-412 54, Göteborg

    Håkan Törnebohm

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Nordenstam, T., Törnebohm, H. Research, ethics and development. Zeitschrift für Allgemeine Wissenschaftstheorie 10, 54–66 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01809027

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