求大神翻译1Therehasbeenmuchdebateforanumber求大神翻译1Therehasbeenmuchdebateforanumberofyearsabouthowfarscientistsshouldberesponsibletosocietyfortheresultsoftheirwork.Thisquestionappliesparticularlyt

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求大神翻译 1 There has been much debate for a number
求大神翻译 1 There has been much debate for a number of years about how far scientists should be responsible to society for the results of their work. This question applies particularly to university scientists as they are the ones who are free to choose their field of research. The greater number of scientists today work for government sponsored bodies, or in industry; in their case, the responsibility lies mainly with the authorities that employ them; they are not entirely1 free agents, short of resigning from their post.
2 In 1979 legal charges were brought against the University of California claiming that agricultural research which it promoted had led to increased automation and consequently farm workers losing their jobs. The University's defence was that the results of research have been of benefit to the community as a whole through increased productivity and lower food prices, and that in any case the social consequences of its research were the responsibility of the whole community rather than of the University.

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关于科学家的研究需要为社会尽多少职责这个问题已经争论了很多年了。特别是对于大学里的科学工作者而言，这一点比较重要，因为他们可以自由选择自己的研究方向。但对于更多的为政府资助的机构或者企业工作的研究人员来说，这一点可以放宽要求，因为在他们离职前，他们的主要职责是对雇主负责。