The “Geoethical Promise”: A Proposal

Ruggero Matteucci; Guido Gosso; Silvia Peppoloni; Sandra Piacente; Janusz Wasowski

doi:10.18814/epiiugs/2014/v37i3/004

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Episodes 2014; 37(3): 190-191

Published online September 1, 2014

https://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/2014/v37i3/004

The “Geoethical Promise”: A Proposal

Ruggero Matteucci, Guido Gosso, Silvia Peppoloni, Sandra Piacente, Janusz Wasowski

Committee on Geoethics of the FIST – Italian Federation of Earth Sciences. E-mail: ruggero.matteucci@uniroma1.it

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Abstract

The authors think that a geoethical approach to the geospheresociety relationship is necessary in the epoch in which we live. Geoscientists have to improve their awareness of the geoethical dimension and the importance for sustainable development of their work in geosciences. The introduction of a Hippocratic-like oath for young geoscientists - “the geoethical promise” - could be a way for this purpose. A draft text is proposed for discussion.