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Survival Ethics in the Real World: The Research University and Sustainable Development |
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| Authors: | Charles Verharen John Tharakan Flordeliz Bugarin Joseph Fortunak Gada Kadoda George Middendorf |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Philosophy, Howard University, Washington, DC, 20059, USA 2. Department of Chemical Engineering, Howard University, Washington, DC, 20059, USA 3. Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Howard University, Washington, DC, 20059, USA 4. Departments of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Howard University, Washington, DC, 20059, USA 5. Department of Computer Sciences, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan 6. Department of Biology, Howard University, Washington, DC, 20059, USA |
| Abstract: | We discuss how academically-based interdisciplinary teams can address the extreme challenges of the world’s poorest by increasing access to the basic necessities of life. The essay’s first part illustrates the evolving commitment of research universities to develop ethical solutions for populations whose survival is at risk and whose quality of life is deeply impaired. The second part proposes a rationale for university responsibility to solve the problems of impoverished populations at a geographical remove. It also presents a framework for integrating science, engineering and ethics in the efforts of multidisciplinary teams dedicated to this task. The essay’s third part illustrates the efforts of Howard University researchers to join forces with African university colleagues in fleshing out a model for sustainable and ethical global development. |
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