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Assignment: The Ethos of Science Worksheet

In an article on the ethos of science, originally published in 1942, Merton described the ethos of science as "that emotionally toned complex of values and norms which held to be binding on the man [sic] of science." Control over the scientist's behavior is imposed through these norms by sanctions and rewards and "are in varying degrees internalized by the scientist" (Merton, 1968, p605). Merton identified four norms: Communalism, Universalism, Disinterestedness, and Organized Skepticism. An acronym for these could be: CUDOS. To these, Ziman (1984) added Originality.

Activity:

A. Brainstorm examples of each norm.
B. Indicate your position of the norm on the five-point scale.
C. Give rationale as to why you chose that position.
D. Describe the Counter Norms.

Merton's Norms:	Communalism	Universalism	Disinterestedness	Originality	Skepticism
Definition	Scientific knowledge is public knowledge; freely available to all. The results of research do not belong to individual scientists, but to the world at large.	There is no privileged sources of scientific knowledge; the laws of science are the same everywhere and are independent of the scientists involved.	Scientists are unbiased; science is conducted in order to further human knowledge. They have no personal stake in the acceptance or rejection of data or claims.	Science is the discovery of the unknown; all scientific work must be novel, continually adding to the body of scientific knowledge.	Scientists take nothing on trust; knowledge, whether new or old, must always be scrutinized for possible errors of fact or inconsistencies of argument.
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Your position 1-2-3-4-5 (agree→disagree)
Rationale
Counter Norms:

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