연구윤리의 방법론에 대한 기독교윤리적 고찰

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the methodology of research ethics from the perspective of Christian ethics. Today the research ethics has became one of the hot issue in our society. Ethical misconducts and dishonest of scientist have been found in the process of research in the form of plagiarism, fabrication and falsification. Also, there have been ethical controversies on the misuse of research subject involving human being and animals, also from the social and ecological effects of research. The traditional research ethics pursuits the scientist's integrity in their research in the sense of benevolent motivation, methodological accuracy and social responsibility. In this article three different approaches are proposed: first, virtue ethical approach puts an emphasis on the autonomy of the researcher through the code of research ethics and their moral excellence. Virtue ethical approach is interested in the formation of scientist's integrity such as honesty, carefulness, openness, freedom, credit, education, legality, mutual respect, efficiency, respect for subjects. Second, responsible ethical approach focuses on the social and environmental effects of research. Scientist should make an effort to prognose about the future by the 'Heuristik der Furcht'(Hans Jonas). Last, social ethical approach seeks the institutional and legal countermeasures such as Institutional Review Board(IRB) and protects the whistle-blowers to correct the research ethical problems. Cultural ethical approach is interested in the social and cultural factors which exercise influence on the researcher. For example, patriarchal and sexual discriminative culture may be analyzed.This study gives to the Christian scholars and church ministers the opportunities of self-examination of themselves in terms of intellectual integrity. The achievement of moral excellence may help the Korean church to retrieve their public trust and social leadership.