Human sciences
Holden prison
Unethical
Disrespects prisoner autonomy
Kantian incompatibility?
Contrast with modern opinions
Maxim 2
Respect autonomy
Even if withhold joy from people
Prison is an extension of individual autonomy
Autonomy is most basic right, even above happiness
Utilitarianism
Strict ethical boundaries--this is a gross violation of ethical principles.
Modern opinions
COMPAS
Violated universality principle
Denying a claim to one person = denying a claim to all
Immediate personal autonomy not as applicable in post-study deductive processes
Although still highly prevalent
No privacy, excessive force
Natty scienes
HIV Research in Africa
Not ethical
Uses local communities as means to an end
Maxim 2
Violating autonomy
No informed consent, means to an end
Overall more suffering
Gross violation of ethical principles
Even if they benefitted short-term
Coca-cola sponsored studies
Results biased toward fat as cause of CAD
Violates universality principle
Ignored proper scientific procedures for profit
Loss in faith in science
Led to decades of unbalanced regulation
Miseducated public; obesity, heart disease
Still means to an end: Colonialism/algorithmic prediction
The rational deductions produced by these situations could not be applied universally:
"People from ALL neighbourhoods should be surveyed more to prevent crime"
"ALL belief systems should be disrespected."