Ethical Issues quotes

Ethical Issues

10 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.

10 quotes
Lewis Wolpert
Lewis Wolpert Biologist

"I would teach the world that science is the best way to understand the world and that for any set of observations, there is only one correct explanation. Also, science is value-free, as it explains the world as it is. Ethical issues arise only when science is applied to technology - from medicine to industry."

Susan Sontag
Susan Sontag Essayist, Critic, Activist

"The hard truth is that what may be acceptable in elite culture may not be acceptable in mass culture, that tastes which pose only innocent ethical issues as the property of a minority become corrupting when they become more established. Taste is context, and the context has changed."

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