SCIENTIFIC ETHICS

Abstract

Ethics is one branch of philosophy that speaks of human behavior, with its emphasis on the good and the bad, in other words ethics is the science that deals about good deeds and bad deeds of human beings, as far as the human mind can comprehend. In ethics, the virtues of human behavior are central to the percolation of behavior which is full of responsibility, both self-responsibility, society, nature and God as the Creator. In this paper the authors provide various kinds of ethical theories of the scientists, ethical criteria, ethical objects, ethical streams and ethical problems in the development of science.

The rapid development of science and technology becomes an important role in the formation of the quality of human knowledge. The application of science and technology requires an ethical dimension to the development of science and technology itself and not to engineer the situation. Therefore, in developing science and technology, it should pay attention to human nature and dignity, to maintain ecosystem, to be responsible for public interest, future generation, and to be universal because in essence science and technology is to develop and strengthen human ecosystem not to destroy the ecosystem