"What is, What Might Be, and What Ought to Be"
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| Jennifer Rackley | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| English 111-09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Summary of the Article "What is, What Might Be, and What Ought to Be" |
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| In his editorial on science and policymaking, Dr. Edward J. Rykiel, Jr. states, "The work of scientists is to understand what is and how what is can lead to what might be. The work of policymakers is to wrestle what is and what might be into what ought to be." These brief sentences describe the ongoing struggle between science and society. Science uses the facts of the present to predict several possible outcomes of the future. Society must visualize these outcomes and decide if it is morally and ethically correct to reach a particular destination. Dr. Rykiel's point is that scientists and policymakers need to work together to prevent either the restriction of research or the advancement of research through the sacrificing of our values. Though there is no "perfect resolution," by working together they can turn what might be into what ought to be, (Rykiel). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rykiel, Edward J. "What is, What Might Be, and What Ought to Be." BioScience 51.6 (2001): 423. <http://www.aibs.org>. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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