Brosnan Caragh, Cribb Alan
School of Humanities & Social Science, University of Newcastle, Australia; Centre for Public Policy Research, King's College London, UK.
Clin Ethics. 2014 Dec;9(4):113-119. doi: 10.1177/1477750914558549.
This paper presents findings from an empirical study that explored the meaning of ethics in the everyday work of neuroscientists. Observation and interviews were carried out in one neuroscience research group that was involved in bench-to-bedside translational research. We focus here specifically on the scientists' perceptions of bioethics. Interviewees were often unfamiliar with bioethics as a discipline, particularly the more junior members of the group. Those who were aware of its existence largely viewed it as something distant from them, and as either too abstract, not relevant or an alien imposition on their work. Some interviewees themselves pointed to the need for better 'bridge building' between ethical principles and real-world examples drawn from scientific practice, and we argue that this space is where a more empirically grounded ethics may be useful in terms of actually engaging scientists at both the bench and the bedside.
本文展示了一项实证研究的结果，该研究探讨了伦理在神经科学家日常工作中的意义。研究在一个参与从实验室到临床转化研究的神经科学研究团队中进行了观察和访谈。我们在此特别关注科学家对生物伦理的看法。受访者通常对生物伦理这门学科并不熟悉，尤其是该团队中较为年轻的成员。那些知晓其存在的人大多认为它与自己相距甚远，要么过于抽象、不相关，要么是对他们工作的一种外来强加。一些受访者自己指出，需要在伦理原则与源自科学实践的现实案例之间更好地“架桥”，并且我们认为，在这个领域，一种更基于实证的伦理对于切实让实验室和临床的科学家参与进来可能会有所帮助。
