What does Russell say about the social duty of the scientists towards the new world they have created?g
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A scientist can no longer shirk responsibility for the use society makes of his discoveries.
- Bertrand Russell.
According to British philosopher Bertrand Russell, the role of scientist in the society is
A scientist is person with some special skills but he is also a citizen and he has duties too.
He wanted to speak out the issues of public as his speech has values and can be heard more widely than a normal person’s speech.
Scientist may provide more discoveries about war and weapons but there is lot more than war and weapon.
He wanted to lead the society to good cause but not for war.
Bertrand Russell said that the scientists should work for the development of knowledge and should share them with the public.
He also said that it's the duty of the scientists to explain their discoveries to the general public as people might not be aware of the good or the ill effects of their discovery.
He also said that science leads to having a happy life of the people.