Elven J (2021)
Publication Language: English
Publication Type: Journal article, Original article
Publication year: 2021
Book Volume: 9
Pages Range: 21–34
Journal Issue: 1
DOI: 10.22381/kc9120212.
In April 2017, the worldwide Marches for Science sparked public discussion
about the role of science and academia in society. In the vast majority of the 22 Marches for
Science in Germany, universities were actively involved and stated their specific stances on
the social responsibility of science and ethical scientific practice. As such, the marches can
be analysed as a focal point for the universities’ explicit and implicit ethics. This paper
identifies these different ethical references and relates them to the universities’ respective
histories and cultures. The analysis of the published statements, speeches and discourses of
university officials reflect three prominent logics: 1) the freedom of science, especially
from political and economic influences; 2) the academic function of generating, discussing
and disseminating reliable knowledge; and 3) the relationship between science and society,
which (according to this logic) needs to be discussed and transformed, especially against
the background of current societal developments.
APA:
Elven, J. (2021). Varieties of Ethics in Academia: Rationalities of Scientific. Responsibility in the (German) March for Science. Knowledge Cultures, 9(1), 21–34. https://dx.doi.org/10.22381/kc9120212.
MLA:
Elven, Julia. "Varieties of Ethics in Academia: Rationalities of Scientific. Responsibility in the (German) March for Science." Knowledge Cultures 9.1 (2021): 21–34.
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