Einstein and Freud: the question of ethics in science

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  • María Cristina Machado Toro Pontifical Bolivarian University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.affs.9508

Keywords:

science, ethics, responsibility, sub-ject, psychoanalysis

Abstract

Taking up again the interest of two great thinkers of the beginning of the 20thcentury, Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud, this article returns to the fundamental question of ethics in science, as distinct from the ethics of "science" as an autonomous entity to, finally, draw attention to the subject and his responsibility in scientific work.

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Author Biography

María Cristina Machado Toro, Pontifical Bolivarian University

Psychologist at the Pontifical Bolivarian University. Master in Social Sciences from the University of Antioquia. She currently works as a teacher at the School of Social Sciences of the Pontifical Bolivarian University. She is part of the Psychology Research Group in her line: Subject, Society and Work, of the same University. She is the author of the book. The function of object a and the logic of analysis (2008). Medellin. Editorial University of Antioquia.

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Affectio Societatis Nº 14

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Published

2011-06-20

How to Cite

Machado Toro, M. C. (2011). Einstein and Freud: the question of ethics in science. Affectio Societatis, 8(14), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.affs.9508

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Vol. 8 No. 14 (2011): Revista Affectio Societatis

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Research Articles

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