An existentialist approach to authentic science

An existentialist approach to authentic science

The pressures of the ethos of “publish or perish” in academia has led to a multitude of issues for science and scientists. In this paper, we argue that the existentialist philosophy concept of authenticity would be useful for scientists to prevent issues of reproducibility, data manipulation, fraud,...

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Main Authors: Shawn Zheng Kai Tan, Lee Wei Lim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:IBRO Neuroscience Reports
Subjects:
Existentialism
Publish or Perish
Rent-seeking behavior
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667242121000294
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spelling doaj-4b3fb0249bdf4f1498a1dc5c8baa957e2021-07-17T04:35:38ZengElsevierIBRO Neuroscience Reports2667-24212021-12-01115255An existentialist approach to authentic scienceShawn Zheng Kai Tan0Lee Wei Lim1Corresponding authors.; School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaCorresponding authors.; School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaThe pressures of the ethos of “publish or perish” in academia has led to a multitude of issues for science and scientists. In this paper, we argue that the existentialist philosophy concept of authenticity would be useful for scientists to prevent issues of reproducibility, data manipulation, fraud, and mentorship. We highlight some major caveats and call for policies to prevent them. Overall, we propose a way for scientists to ensure they do not succumb to the pressures of a career in science.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667242121000294ExistentialismPublish or PerishRent-seeking behavior
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Publish or Perish
Rent-seeking behavior
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description The pressures of the ethos of “publish or perish” in academia has led to a multitude of issues for science and scientists. In this paper, we argue that the existentialist philosophy concept of authenticity would be useful for scientists to prevent issues of reproducibility, data manipulation, fraud, and mentorship. We highlight some major caveats and call for policies to prevent them. Overall, we propose a way for scientists to ensure they do not succumb to the pressures of a career in science.
topic Existentialism
Publish or Perish
Rent-seeking behavior
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667242121000294
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