Ethical guidelines for scientific conduct: free pdf

Written by John O'Sullivan on August 20, 2018. Posted in Current News

In this dark age of politicized post-normal (secret) science so many have forgotten what separates science from religion and politics. Ultimately, science is not about what anyone believes. Science
is about invention and definition of true concepts. Below we provide a most useful short reference work – a free pdf – compiled by physicist, Dag Flølo as a helpful guide.

Dag Flølo starts out by reminding us all that science is normally thought of as the way of conduct that provides certainty about such relationships. However, beliefs and unsubstantiated statements can often be seen, also within science.

So, what are the principles of science then?

It is hard to tell, as a well-defined set of principles for science does not seem to be readily available. That position seems to be supported by the following quote from National Academy of Sciences:

“The basic and particular principles that guide scientific research practices exist primarily in an unwritten code of ethics. Although some have proposed that these principles should be written down and formalised, the principles and traditions of science are, for the most part, conveyed to successive generations of scientists through example, discussion, and informal education.” – Ref.: Responsible Science, Volume I: Ensuring the Integrity of the Research Process; Panel on Scientific Responsibility and the Conduct of Research

Flølo reports:

While the book works great on Kindle, I am more than happy to provide it for free here, as I am now free to do so. The book defines the following principles that distinguish science from fiction:covers the following:

§P1 The clarity principle
§P2 The traceability principle
§P3 The logical validity principle
§P4 The deduction principle
§P5 The logical construction principle
§P6 The definition principle
§P7 The validation principle
§P8 The context principle
§P9 The data availability principle
§P10 The measurement reporting principle
§P11 The prediction reporting principle

Read the pdf for free here:
Principles of Science and ethical guidelines for scientific conduct – 2018-07-24

However, Dag Flølo recommends the Kindle ebook that works great on any device, and provides additional features like bookmarks, highlights etc.:

The author will happily discuss this work at:
https://principlesofscience.wordpress.com

About the Author: Dag Flølo lives in Bergen, Norway has a university masters’ degree in physics (cand. scient.). He has strong interests in organization psychology and philosophy. As a professional scientists he pays particular attention to model-based measurements, risk analysis, measurement systems, technical requirements and standards and research and development of new metering concepts.

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