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Human Fetal Tissue: Scientific Uses And Ethical Concerns, Carol A. Tauer Ph.D.
Human Fetal Tissue: Scientific Uses And Ethical Concerns, Carol A. Tauer Ph.D.
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science
Human fetal tissue has been used in research for decades, but recent attempts to implant fetal neural tissue as therapy for Parkinson's disease have stimulated discussion of ethical and policy issues. In late 1989 a moratorium on federal support of fetal tissue transplantation research was indefinitely extended, based on the connection between this research and elective abortion. Four abortion-related objections to the use of fetal tissue can be identified: 1. The procedures of abortion and tissue procurement are linked in practice; 2. One who uses fetal tissue is complicit with the abortions which provided the tissue; 3. The prospect of …
'T. C. Mits' And The Utility Of Science, Evan B. Hazard
'T. C. Mits' And The Utility Of Science, Evan B. Hazard
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science
The general public, as well as many leaders of our society tend to view science as descriptive and to value science mainly for "practical" applications. Although technological implications are important, science cannot legitimately be considered primarily descriptive. Science is a creative activity, involving human judgment, and can most fruitfully be thought of as metaphor or play. The practical value of science, of the liberal arts in general, and of academe is that they provide the playful approach to experience which is a necessary basis for successful planning and action, and which makes us human.
Is There A Well Defined Scientific Method?, Ernan Mcmullin
Is There A Well Defined Scientific Method?, Ernan Mcmullin
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science
Does science follow some sort of standard procedure, something that can be specified and communicated? Three centuries ago, Francis Bacon prophesied confidently that such a procedure could be devised so that the whole business of science could be done "as though by machinery." In the years between, scientific research has grown from an obscure and unrecognized undertaking of a handful of virtuosos to a massive and concerted endeavor on the part of hundreds of thousands of persons . What has made such a fantastic expansion possible in such a short time? Is it that people have been taught the steps …
Is There A Well Defined Scientific Method?, Marquerite Foster
Is There A Well Defined Scientific Method?, Marquerite Foster
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science
The question "Is There A Well Defined Scientific Method?" can not be answered without taking into account the varying aims of scientific inquiry as conceived historically as well as within the framework of various sciences. The term "method" is also subject to ambiguity. The answer would seem to be negative, if we mean that there is a fixed set of well-established rules which if followed will lead to fruitful scientific results. It is positive, if we mean that science has developed fairly reliable patterns and criteria for acceptable explanatory laws and theories, experimental design, and observational confirmation, that are part …
Is There A Well Defined Scientific Method?, William R. Charlesworth
Is There A Well Defined Scientific Method?, William R. Charlesworth
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science
The question "Is there a well defined scientific method?" can be answered in three ways: by referring to existing discourse on the nature of method; by pointing to concrete examples in which the method is applied in real life situations; and by creating a taxonomy of the behavioral and psychological operations that constitute the scientific process. The last way was proposed as the most fruitful of the three. Two major classes of operations and their subclasses were discussed, along with operations of thought and behavior that are antithetical to scientific method. The importance of the psychologist's contribution to answering philosophical …
Is There A Well Defined Scientific Method?, Russell K. Hobbie
Is There A Well Defined Scientific Method?, Russell K. Hobbie
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science
The traditional view of the scientific method is on oversimplification that ignores the vagaries of the creative process. Several examples that indicate the method is not infallible ore explored. The reasons why the misconception is so widespread ore discussed.