Forbidden Knowledge

What is this about?

This fictional case is about sharing knowledge concerning a specific group of Indians in the Southwest of the United States. The central questions is this case are the following: Do the wishes of my consultants override the need of science for an ethnographic description of a little-known culture that is becoming westernized? Would it be ethical to produce a work that would appear only after all of my consultants are dead, which could be 20 or 30 years? Or does the right to privacy, which my consultants insisted on, have to be observed as long as the people maintain their independent existence?

Why is this important?

This is important because it can make the difference in sharing important knowledge or not.

For whom is this important?

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Virtues & Values

Good Practices & Misconduct

Research Area

Other humanities