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Scientific Minimalism and the Division of Moral Labor in Regulating Dual-Use Research

Author(s) -

Steven Dykstra

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

stance an international undergraduate philosophy journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1943-1899

pISSN - 1943-1880

DOI - 10.33043/s.9.1.33-40

Subject(s) - isolationism , minimalism (technical communication) , division of labour , dual (grammatical number) , sociology , division (mathematics) , law and economics , positive economics , political science , law , economics , philosophy , computer science , linguistics , arithmetic , mathematics , human–computer interaction , foreign policy , politics

: In this paper I examine the merits of a “division ofmoral labor” regulatory system for dual-use research. I borrow anargument from Thomas Douglas against scientific isolationism toshow that researchers must be morally responsible for resolvingat least some dual-use problems. I then argue that there are keybenefits of scientific isolationism that are preserved in a positionI call scientific minimalism. I then demonstrate that scientificminimalism, in a division of moral labor system, succeeds inmaximizing both scientific freedom and moral efficiency, which Ihold to be an essential aim for any proposed alternative regulatorymodel.

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