Aufsatz(gedruckt)1970

THE INTERNATIONALITY OF SCIENCE AND THE NATIONALITY OF SCIENTISTS

In: International social science journal: ISSJ, Band 22, Heft 1, S. 80-93

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Abstract

Since the fundamental nature of reality is independent of time & place, & there is an inevitable order in the progressive discovery of natural laws, the community of basic sci'ts must be viewed as an internat'l enterprise. The central dynamics of this community are based on the 'energy' provided by the quest for 'professional recognition' or for competent response to creative achievement, & on 4 norms that govern sci'ts' relationships -universalism, communality, org'ed skepticism, & disinterestedness-so that this energy is channeled in ways that make sci a self-sustaining internat'l soc system. The nat'lity of sci'ts-their locations in time & space & their diff cultural backgrounds-is an intrinsic aspect of this community; internat'lity is an attribute of its goals rather than its origins. Since WWII, the practical value of sci has made it a valuable nat'l resource; the development of an adequate nat'l scific community has become a worldwide focus of nat'l policy. The importance of applied res to nat'l interests is set against the centrality of basic res in the internat'l sci'fic community, & it is proposed that undue emphasis upon the former will undermine the latter & thus weaken the necessary foundation of any nat'l sci'fic community. 3 prerequisites for the development of self-sustaining nat'l sci'fic groups are identified. Cultural factors must legitimate the systematic study of nature & tolerate, if not honor, careers in sci'fic res. Support is essential to training & res, including travel abroad for advanced training, if a 'critical mass' of local sci'ts is eventually to develop. Manag, both private & public, must understand the fundamental nature of sci & ensure adequate support of basic res as prerequisite to the growth of applied sci. AA.

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