The course introduces students to the main issues of the ethics of scientific research and technology, with specific attention to their declination in the African context. The course consists of three units.
Lesson 1 examines the historical development, after the Second World War, of the awareness of the criticalities of research in various fields: medical, natural sciences, social sciences, and the elaboration of standards and institutions by national and international researchers, institutions and bodies, characterized by the growing importance of technology.
Lesson 2 provides definitions of essential concepts and recognized principles, highlighting how there are principles and standards valid in all areas of research and its applications.
Lesson 3 highlights how norms, principles and institutions have global application and validity, and on the other hand also have specific declinations in different socio-political contexts, including in the African one of which some aspects are explored.
