期刊名称：Hyle : International Journal for Philosophy of Chemistry
印刷版ISSN：1433-5158
出版年度：2018
卷号：24
期号：1
页码：5-28
出版社：HYLE Publications, Karlsruhe and University of Karlsruhe
摘要：This paper first provides a brief narrative of the research, development,and deployment of poison gases in WWI as well as of the subsequenthistory of chemical warfare and international conventions to ban it. Becausechemical weapons research is still allowed by national and international laws,and indeed widely conducted, it is a primary case for ethical investigation. Theanalysis shows that chemical weapons research is morally wrong by all majorethical theories, i.e. by both utilitarianism and deontology. That conclusionhas frequently been blurred by confusions, such as between patriotism andethics and between weapons research and deployment, which are clarified. Thechemical communities who have honored the heroes of poison gas researchseem to disregard ethics in their honoring system.
关键词：Ethics of chemical weapons research; poison gas; World War I; Fritz;Haber.
