A Hippocratic Oath for Mathematicians? Mapping the Landscape of Ethics in Mathematics.
While the consequences of mathematically-based software, algorithms and strategies have become ever wider and better appreciated, ethical reflection on mathematics has remained primitive. We review the somewhat disconnected suggestions of commentators in recent decades with a view to piecing togethe...
| Publicado en: | Science & Engineering Ethics Vol. 28; no. 5; pp. 1 - 30 |
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