CORPS 5068: Analyzing Ethical Frameworks at the World Economic Forum

This presentation critically analyzes the discussion on science ethics from the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2018. It describes the key issues raised, critically evaluates the views expressed by panelists such as Jodi Halpern, Philip Campbell, Gabriella Hug, and Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, and applies analytical frameworks like utilitarian and duty-based approaches to understand their perspectives. The presentation further expresses the author's views on the issue, referencing relevant academic literature and ethical considerations. The analysis covers the importance of ethical reasoning in scientific research, funding justification, and the need for multi-disciplinary approaches in science.

World Economic Forum Meeting
Name of the student
Name of the University
Author note

World economic Forum
World Economic Forum
is based in Geneva and
it was founded in the
year 1971
It was established as
not-for-profit
organization
It was able to gain
formal status in the
month of January of
the year 2015

Issue
Code of Ethics for Science
The code of ethics for
science meeting of World
Economic Forum delves
into the aspect of the
reliability of the scientific
research
It helps in redefining
social along with moral
contracts that can help in
binding the resaerchers
to that of the society
Identification and
reflecting on that of
cross-cutting ethical
issues that the human
beings are faced within
in their daily life
Providing framework
for promoting best
behaviour while
conducting the
scientific research

Panellists of the Meeting
Jodi Halpern
Professor of Bio-
ethics and Medical
Humanities
She has written
about social justice
along with conflict
resolution
Philip Campbell
He is the Editor-In-
Chief of the Nature
and Nature
Publishing Group
He has worked with
the UK government
and EU for discussing
about the impact of
science on the society

Gabriella Hug
Professor of Power
Systems Laboratory
at Zurich
She carries out
research on the
operation along with
planning pertaining
to electric power
system
Jean- Pierre
Bourguignon
Mathematician at
the Career at Centre
National de la
Recherche
Scientifique
President of the
European Research
Council

Views of Gabriella
Hug
Scientific Research
should be able to
justify the funding of
the public
One should make
use of one’s own
data while doing the
research

Views of Jean Pierre
Bourguignon
He has expressed the
opinion that there
should be proper
interaction in between
the researchers
The scientific
researchers should be
conscious regarding the
effects of the research

Views of Jodi Halpern
Jodi Halpern has pointed
out to the idea that in
carrying out scientific
research there does not
occur conflict of the
interest but the conflict
of the obligations
She has stressed on the
need of rigorous
education pertaining to
ethical reasoning

Views of Philip
Campbell
He has talked about the
tendency of the
academia of getting
caught in the finer
details pertaining to
semantics
The scientific research
should move to multi
discliplinaries so that it
can cover everything

Ethical Frameworks
Utilitarian Approach
Utilitarianism can help
an individual in making
the decisions that are
ethical that concerns a
large number of people.
It instructs about
weighing different
amounts of the good
and the bad which are
produced owing to the
actions of individuals.
Duty Based Approach
Deontological ethics
stresses on the fact that
ethical decisions are
those that individuals
have the obligation of
carrying out
The human beings
should bind themselves
to the universal moral
law and carry out the
duties accordingly

• The view of Gabriella Hug
that scientific research
should be carried out
properly is based on
utilitarian approach as it
deals with the welfare of a
large number of people.
• The view of Jean Pierre
Bourguignon that one should
be concerned with the
consequences of the research
can be said to be based on
duty-based approach.
• The opinion of Jodi Halpern
that there should be ethical
reasoning involved in
scientific research is based
on utilitarian approach.
• View of Philip Campbell
that science should move to
that of multi-discliplinaries
can help in serving a large
number of people and it is
concerned with that of
deontological ethics.
Analytical Framework in relation to views of
Panellists

References
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Ethical Responsiveness: A Framework and Conceptual Model for
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M.S., Sabati, S. and Richardson, T., 2018. The Ethical Stakes of
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