RT Article
T1 The ethics of expert communication
JF Bioethics
VO 38
IS 1
SP 33
OP 43
A1 Desmond, Hugh
LA English
PB Wiley-Blackwell
YR 2024
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1876929847
AB Despite its public visibility and impact on policy, the activity of expert communication rarely receives more than a passing mention in codes of scientific integrity. This paper makes the case for an ethics of expert communication, introducing a framework where expert communication is represented as an intrinsically ethical activity of a deliberative agent. Ethical expert communication cannot be ensured by complying with various requirements, such as restricting communications to one's area of expertise or disclosing conflicts of interest. Expert communication involves morally laden trade-offs that must be weighed by a deliberative agent. A basic normative framework is introduced, and concrete provisions are proposed for codes of scientific integrity.
K1 scientific integrity
K1 science communication
K1 Manipulation
K1 Honesty
K1 Framing
K1 expert communication
DO 10.1111/bioe.13249