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
