Sebagai masukan. Salam, A Rusli 14 Jan 2000 >Delivered-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 09:56:14 +0000 >From: Peter Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Organization: IoP post-16 Initiative >X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01-C-VM711-000 (Macintosh; I; PPC) >To: ptnc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: scientists' oath > >The version of a 'scientist oath' I have been using with my A level >students, at the end of their 2 year course, ever since I discovered it >republished in Bernard Dixon (ed) From Creation to Chaos, is: > >"I vow to strive to apply my professional skills only to projects which, >after conscientious examination, I believe to contribute to the goal of >co-existence of all humans in peace, human dignity and self-fulfilment. >"I believe that this goal requires the provision of an adequate supply >of the necessities of life (good food, air water, clothing and housing, >access to natural and man-made beauty), education, and opportunities to >enable each person to work out for himself his life objectives and to >develop creativeness and skill in the use of hands as well as head. >"I vow to struggle through my work to minimise danger; noise; strain or >invasion of privacy of the individual; pollution of earth, air or water; >destruction of natural beauty, mineral resources and wildlife." > >[the author was Meredith Thring. originally published in New Scientist >1971] > >I don't believe a perfect form of words can be found. What my students >(some of them) have appreciated is the invitation to think about and >discuss moral choices in the use of their knowledge. After discussion, I >give them a copy to take away - and have no doubt that a few keep it >safe and return to re-read the oath from time to time. > > > Salam, A Rusli.-
