title: Milgram and Tuskegee--paradigm research projects in bioethics.
abstract: This paper discusses the use of the Milgram obedience experiments and the Tuskegee syphilis study in the bioethical literature. The two studies are presented and a variety of uses of them identified and discussed. It is argued that the use of these studies as paradigms of problematic research relies on a reduction of their complexity. What is discussed is thus often constructions of these studies that are closer to hypothetical examples than to the real studies.
mesh_terms: D035841:Behavioral Research / Q000941:ethics*; D008192:Deception; D032984:Ethics, Research; D006805:Human Experimentation / Q000941:ethics*; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D011379:Prognosis; D015871:Scientific Misconduct; D013587:Syphilis / Q000628:therapy; D035862:Vulnerable Populations
keywords: Analytical Approach; Biomedical and Behavioral Research; Tuskegee Syphilis Study