Lies, Forgeries and Integrity in Scientific Research
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51699/mjssh.v2i7.696Keywords:
Forgeries, plagiarism, Ptolemy, Newton, Library of Alexandria, public University, social parasitesAbstract
Some thoughts are presented on fraud in sciences and on the need for it to be punished in an exemplary way since the academic delinquent infects the body of scientific knowledge with a parasitic behavior.
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