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Chapter 7:
ETHICAL AND SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Q1
ETHICAL DIMENSIONS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Knowing your values, norms, priorities, and principles in life is the whole scope
of this dimension. Social Media impacts a lot in ethics when it comes of using
technology. Users read and influenced by posts and comments that they saw on it.
Dimension of ethics on technology is telling us to be accountable. Responsibility is the
objective to yourself when using technologies such as posting in social media. Warning
us to be careful when sharing and commenting our opinions, feelings, etc. In Ethical
Dimensions of Technology, they made of theory to share what is the impact of
technology to the humankind and they called it "Ethics of Responsibility." Developing
technology in the society hinders us to identify what is right or wrong without classifying
them. With this theory, it makes netizens (citizens of internet) responsible in using
technology especially in social media.

SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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 Technology generates solutions that the society and the community for everyday life that
it became a source and an important channel of knowledge which has a role to give such
many functions that would benefit the country. It touches many facets of contemporary
life and why it affects daily experience which gives way to influences on the way of how
people live, think, and socialize to each other. For the reason of diversity, society and
culture became a major factor for people to develop knowledge on utilizing different
resources they can find as they fill their curiosity by their surroundings. This is become a
reason also to influence society and society to influence technology for them to enable on
building a strong connection on communities that would help them on their lives.

Q2
ETHICS THAT GUIDE SCIENTISTS
INTERNATIONALLY
RIGOUR, RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY;
The Universal Ethical Code of Scientists
A public declaration of the ethics and duties of scientists is found in the Universal
Ethical Code for Scientists. Those who employ scientific methods in their profession,
such as those in the social, natural, medical, and veterinary sciences, engineering, and
mathematics, are referred to as scientists. The code has three main aims. It aims to foster
ethical research. Code which encourages active reflection among scientists on the
implications and impacts of their work. Has the aim to support communication between
scientists and the public on complex and challenging issues. It seeks to promote
adherence to the scientific method strictly. Regardless of the subject, comprehending how
the outcomes have been influenced by other people's work which recognizing the
influences that scientists who have had an impact on other scientists. Motivating
scientists to have a responsible communication which has listening and informing.
Encouraging them to discuss the issue that raises for society.

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CODE OF ETHICS OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSION
Philippine Medical Association and PRC

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 The purpose of this Code of Ethics is to give doctors the necessary moral and
professional guidelines for the practice of medicine in order to protect patient welfare and
safety. In accordance with this Code, physicians have obligations to patients, the
healthcare system, the community, their colleagues in the medical field, allied health
professionals, and the health products business. A doctor takes on the responsibility of
upholding the respectable tradition that bestows the well-deserved title of "friend of
mankind" upon entering the profession. The doctor should have a healthy sense of pride
in their profession and act in accordance with this Code and the acknowledged standards
of the International Code of Medical Ethics. The code of ethics scopes the fundamental
principles to guide the medical practitioners in the practice of their profession. As one of
the important roles in the society, they must know what the major responsibilities of them
to patients are as they are committed to this profession.

Q3
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Ethical Principles and Guidelines for Filipino Scientists
The National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines or NAST PHL is the
science society under the government which relates to the country’s science and technology. In
2009, NAST published the Ethical Principles and Guidelines for Filipino Scientists which will be
the foundation of body to pursuit and continue on developing the scientific part of our nation
which is science and technology and provide science-based solutions on dilemmas facing the
country and the world that would benefit our humanity. People’s trust on scientific research is
one of the main goals of NAST as they want our society to believe on the independent
development of science and technology and innovation as important pillars for the betterment of
people and country. Scientific researchers are the reliable source in order to gain society’s trust
on the works scientists and researchers who are working for the reliability of the results and the
credibility for them. NAST articulates eight general principles of ethical conduct in scientific
work and all its aspects; it aims to guide all scientists in their various role in scientific and
academic community that includes their achievements.

Q4
THE ETHICAL MATRIX ON TECHNOLOGY

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ETHICAL CHALLENGES OF ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
The ethical matrix examines where the animal biotechnology is compatible with norms of animal
welfare, environment, and public health. Despite the usefulness of animal biotechnology, we
cannot ignore the different diverse effects of this technology. All of these bring forth different
ethical challenges.

Respect for Well-being Autonomy Justice

Treated Animal Welfare Behavioral Freedom Respect for Telos

Produces Adequate income and Freedom to adopt or Fair treatment in

Consumers Availability of safe Respect for consumer Universal

Biota Protection of the Maintenance Sustainability of

Q5
BENEFITS AND HARMS OF ROBOTICS FROM ETHICAL AND SOCIAL
STANDPOINTS
Robots makes our lives efficient with-it role to impact the lives of the people. It has the
goal to assist not just the humanity, but also the society as a whole. Benefits of this is that it helps
our help easier especially in most of our works in factory especially in packaging of food. People
invented robots to lessen their burden and to help mankind. Because of developing technology
and continuing curiosity of people, we are trying to explore more to, to do more, and to invent
more for such it results to creating robots that are like humankind called Artificial Intelligence.
However, creating something more can cause more ethical and social dilemmas. One of the
disadvantages of robotics is it become a dilemma in ethical and social of humanity. It can be an
issue to who should be the one accountable If there is a huge problem caused by a robot for the
reason that there is no specific to be blame with the problem if someone was affected by it. In
industries, many companies are now replacing people with robots even they can perform better
tasks than these robots can do which is why it became a biggest to threat to humanity as they
depend on to works and money for their life. Robots makes humankind less intelligent because

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they become more reliant on the internet as they become and/or they create their own version of
robots themselves that can easily access knowledge by just a few clicks on the internet.

Q6
THE UNETHICAL VIEW OF TECHNOLOGY TO HUMANITY’S STANDARD
Most people argue that technology makes them unethical. Today's generation of
humanity are attached with technology especially when they use smartphones, computers, and
gadgets and they become forgetful to what is the important thing they need to do. The human's
body are affected by too much of technology which also impacts the mind by not reminding
them to eat, to go outside, to socialize, for the reason of staying at home doing online things such
playing online games. It became an ethical dilemma that destroys standards of the humankind.
Because people are fixated with the technology, they tend to engross and attached to it. They can
live without touching or using technology that it causes negative effects to them. They tend to
forget what they need to do in a day because they are more interested to what is happening in the
world such as issues of other people, entertainment, and other forms from this technology. "Too
much of everything is bad" as they say. It destroys the people's body, internally and externally.