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Contradicting Kuhn's Popular Notion of Scientific Revolution: Conservative Revolutionaries in the History of Biology

open access: yesNatural Sciences, Volume 6, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Proposing the concept of a conservative revolutionary generally and using the examples of Gregor Mendel, Max Delbrück, and Eric Davidson, I fundamentally call into question Thomas Kuhn's ideas of scientific revolutions. I also highlight some problematic consequences of the increasing appreciation of Kuhn's work among scientists and show that ...
Ute Deichmann
wiley   +1 more source

Evolutionary Economics and Moral Relativism - Some Thoughts [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Doubts about the decidability of moral questions have often been used as an excuse for economists to eschew any normative propositions. Evolutionary economics, still lacking a well-developed normative branch, gives rise to a form of descriptive moral ...
Binder, Martin
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Utilizing computer-based scenarios to explore idealism and relativism influences on perceptions of Ethics and Social Responsibilities and ethical decision making

open access: yes, 2011
This study explores idealism and relativism differences of technical–/engineering–based students along with their perceptions of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at the managerial and ethical decision–making level, utilising computer–related ...
Heron, T. W.   +2 more
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A Dialogue on Revolutions and Revolutionaries in Science: A Perspective From Quantum Mechanics

open access: yesNatural Sciences, Volume 6, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT We discuss the notions of scientific revolutions and revolutionaries in the context of the Relativity Revolution and of the First, Second, and Third Quantum Revolutions. We conclude that at the core of the question of what qualifies as a revolution and revolutionary is an assessment of the gradients of knowledge accumulation over time, both at
Ron Folman, Bretislav Friedrich
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing the Ethical Culture of Organizations: A Longitudinal Study Using a Comprehensive Ethics Training

open access: yesBusiness Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, Volume 35, Issue 3, Page 1536-1560, July 2026.
ABSTRACT A supportive ethical culture (EC) can encourage moral behavior among employees and help them avoid wrongdoing. One option for fostering EC is ethics training; its longer‐term effectiveness, however, has rarely been examined, especially in countries lacking strong regulatory environments.
Pablo Ruiz‐Palomino   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Europe in the Prisoner’s Dock? The Signposts of Joseph Ratzinger/-Benedict XVI’s for the Old Continent

open access: yesWrocławski Przegląd Teologiczny
Harmony of the European ethos based on an appropriate system of values should be achieved as a historical necessity for the 21st century Europe. The current lack of this harmony, which can be brought down to a number of reasons, leads to an identity ...
Kazimierz Papciak
doaj   +1 more source

A Confucian Perspective on Public Health Ethics

open access: yesBioethics, Volume 40, Issue 6, Page 620-626, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Debates in public health ethics have been dominated by the assumptions of Western liberalism: a priority given to liberty and autonomy over other values, an individualistic view of social ontology, a focus on personal responsibility, a minimal set of obligations (only created through consent), and a marginalization of social, cultural, and ...
Kathryn Muyskens, Angus Dawson
wiley   +1 more source

Whistleblowing, Relativism, and Professionalism Mediated By Ethical Sensitivity among Government Auditors

open access: yes
The revelation of several cases of violations, such as corruption, is inseparable from the role of whistleblowers. Whistleblowers as people who know for sure that there is a violation, such as auditors, are one of the keys in preventing actions that ...
Meliana, Meliana   +1 more
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Critical Pragmatism as a Paradigm for Nursing Research

open access: yesNursing Inquiry, Volume 33, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT This manuscript explores critical pragmatism as a philosophical paradigm for nursing research. Critical pragmatism integrates the action‐oriented focus of pragmatism with the emancipatory aims of critical paradigms, offering a perspective that is both practically grounded and oriented toward social transformation.
Renée Gordon   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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