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The paper address two issues. The first involves the determination of the conditions under which an individual will honestly or dishonestly acquire and reveal scientific information. The second involves the determination of the conditions under which an individual will publicly reveal an instance of scientific dishonesty. In addressing both issues I examine the rational and ethical components of professional scientific behavior. I shall refer to the honest conduct of research and the truthful publication of scientific findings as epistemic honesty, and to the public revelation of epistemic dishonesty as whistle-blowing. Then the two issues I will address can be stated as questions, as follows: Why is a scientist epistemically honest? Why does an individual blow the whistle?
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Dacey, R. (1994). Epistemic Honesty. In: Prawitz, D., Westerståhl, D. (eds) Logic and Philosophy of Science in Uppsala. Synthese Library, vol 236. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8311-4_21
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