Implicit Bias And Ethical Frameworks According To Robertson Davies

Nautika Crenshaw
Essay 4 Ethics of Science According to Robertson Davies, “The eyes see only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.” Implicit bias and ethical frameworks are used daily with some people not even realizing. Both of these play a huge role in a person’s decision making process. Some decisions that are made or good while some aren’t good, but the person does not even realize the bad in what they did. Over the course of this semester, we have learned about multiple different frameworks. The ethical frameworks discussed were virtuous, kanatian and consequentialism. All of these frameworks are different in their own
A virtuous is all about being morally good. Being a virtuous is all about being open and honest with people, no matter what the situation may be. It is best to be open and honest, because it allows people to not make same mistakes twice. Truthful and respectful is what makes a virtuous unique, because many people are not like them. The second framework discussed was kanatian. A kanatian is all about righteousness of their own actions. All about being open and straightforward then to suffer the consequences of a lie. Making the best decision is better than trying to please everyone else. If you are happy with the choice, then it does not matter what no one else
Many factors can include if it is morally acceptable or is it implicit bias. The choices made can be based of some of the ethical frameworks learned. As a virtuous your decision could be based off being open and honest. With being open and honest that could lead to implicit bias as well. Implicit bias people are very persuasive and can persuade you to think their choice is right, even when you know it is wrong you still believe it. There are multiple factors of implicit bias that could interfere with an individual scientist decision making. Some of those factors include, persuasiveness, mental constructs, declared beliefs and malleable. Malleable is formed when something is unlearned through a series of techniques (Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity). Knowing what implicit bias is will allow people to stop doing it. When having a full understanding of implicit bias and why it is done, will help someone when it is time to decision make. Instead of looking at implicit bias for a decision, you would then just rely on the ethical frameworks to make the best