TY - JOUR AU - Dykstra, Steven PY - 2019/09/05 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Scientific Minimalism and the Division of Moral Labor in Regulating Dual-Use Research JF - Stance: an international undergraduate philosophy journal JA - stance VL - 9 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - 10.33043/S.9.1.33-40 UR - https://openjournals.bsu.edu/stance/article/view/1683 SP - 33-40 AB - <p>: In this paper I examine the merits of a “division of<br>moral labor” regulatory system for dual-use research. I borrow an<br>argument from Thomas Douglas against scientific isolationism to<br>show that researchers must be morally responsible for resolving<br>at least some dual-use problems. I then argue that there are key<br>benefits of scientific isolationism that are preserved in a position<br>I call scientific minimalism. I then demonstrate that scientific<br>minimalism, in a division of moral labor system, succeeds in<br>maximizing both scientific freedom and moral efficiency, which I<br>hold to be an essential aim for any proposed alternative regulatory<br>model.</p> ER -