Nullius in Verba

Episode 12: Virtutes Vocationalis

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In today's episode, we discuss vocational virtues⸺scientific principles that should guide the behavior of scientists. We discuss whether we agree with values put forth by numerous scientists, including Ivan Pavlov, Peter Medawar, Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Barry Schwartz, among others, and share our own. 

 

Correction: At 56:24, Smriti mentions the book This is Biology, which is written by Ernst Mayr, not E.O. Wilson. 

 

Shownotes

  • Pavlov, I. (1936). Bequest of Pavlov to the Academic Youth of His Country. Science, 83(2155), 369–370. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.83.2155.369
  • Schwartz, B. (2022). Science, scholarship, and intellectual virtues: A guide to what higher education should be like. Journal of Moral Education, 51(1), 61-72.
  • Robert T. Pennock: An Instinct for Truth: Curiosity and the Moral Character of Science
  • Merton, R. K. (1942). A Note on Science and Democracy. Journal of Legal and Political Sociology, 1, 115–126.
  • Schwartz, B. (1990). The creation and destruction of value. American Psychologist, 45(1), 7.
  • Paul Medawar: Advice to a Young Scientist 
  • Ernst Mayr. This is Biology
  • Santiago Ramón y Cajal: Advice for a Young Investigator
  • Bernal, J. D. (1939). The Social Function Of Science. Routledge. 
  • Weber, M. (1917/1958). Science as a Vocation. Daedalus, 87(1), 111–134.
  • E.O. Wilson: Letters to a Young Scientist
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