SCIENCE AND IDEOLOGY THE CASE OF PHYSICS IN NAZI GERMANY
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| contents | SCIENCE AND IDEOLOGY THE CASE OF PHYSICS IN NAZI GERMANY Philip Ball Comunicación Nazism Peter Debye German physics science and politics Science is not «above» politics and ethics: it is intrinsically political, and constantly raises ethical dilemmas. The consequences of evading such issues were made particularly clear in the actions of scientists working in Nazi Germany in the 1930s and 40s. The accusation in 2006 that Dutch physicist Peter Debye was an opportunist who colluded with the Nazis reopened the debate about the conduct of physicists at that time. Here I consider what those events can tell us about the relationship of science and politics today. I argue that an insistence that science is an abstract, apolitical inquiry into nature is a myth that can leave it morally compromised and vulnerable to political manipulation. 2017 artículo científico 2174-3487 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=511754472011 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=5117 Mètode Science Studies Journal application/pdf Universitat de València Mètode Science Studies Journal (España) Num.7 |
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| spellingShingle | SCIENCE AND IDEOLOGY THE CASE OF PHYSICS IN NAZI GERMANY Philip Ball Comunicación Nazism Peter Debye German physics science and politics SCIENCE AND IDEOLOGY THE CASE OF PHYSICS IN NAZI GERMANY Philip Ball Comunicación Nazism Peter Debye German physics science and politics Science is not «above» politics and ethics: it is intrinsically political, and constantly raises ethical dilemmas. The consequences of evading such issues were made particularly clear in the actions of scientists working in Nazi Germany in the 1930s and 40s. The accusation in 2006 that Dutch physicist Peter Debye was an opportunist who colluded with the Nazis reopened the debate about the conduct of physicists at that time. Here I consider what those events can tell us about the relationship of science and politics today. I argue that an insistence that science is an abstract, apolitical inquiry into nature is a myth that can leave it morally compromised and vulnerable to political manipulation. 2017 artículo científico 2174-3487 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=511754472011 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=5117 Mètode Science Studies Journal application/pdf Universitat de València Mètode Science Studies Journal (España) Num.7 |
| title | SCIENCE AND IDEOLOGY THE CASE OF PHYSICS IN NAZI GERMANY |
| topic | Comunicación Nazism Peter Debye German physics science and politics |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=511754472011 |