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40"Scholars and researchers should not be concerned with whether their work makes a contribution to the larger society. It is more important that they pursue their individual interests, however unusual or idiosyncratic those interests may seem."
Is that scholars and researchers should not be concerned with whether their work makes a contribution to the larger society? I agree insofar that the scientific research should be predicted on personal interest. However, it is still important to carry out our researches at a practical level, so as to properly take great advantages of the resources.
First of all, dating back to the very beginning of science, the people who engage in science are because of their own interests rather than consideration of the contribution to the country. For example, Goldbach, who have proposed the Goldbach Conjecture, which has nothing related to the contribution to the society, while it made numerous math lover pursue it in their lifetime. Moreover, Mendel, who discovers the genetic law that later be regarded as the foundation of modern genetics by identifying the dominant and recessive traits of pea. In that basis, the scientific research is carried out because of interest rather than practical purpose.
However, as the society develops, conducting scientific research would be a high expenditure. Thus, we should consider the reliability of the research so as to take greatest advantage of these resources, which could not be wasted. Although we cannot guarantee that every scientific research would finally achieve success such as the invention of telephone and computer, we still need to base our research on some practical goal, such as improving the our living standard, providing convenience to our life or exploring the inner secret of the universe for us to understand ourselves.
Anyway, every scholar and researcher has their own expertise. In other words, when doing scientific research, they cannot take projects without the consideration of their own qualities and qualifications. The one who are passionate for math cannot be engaged in a project to produce medicine, even though it is very useful for us human being. Similarly, the one who would like to explore the secret of universe by study astronomy can not be taken to seek the secret of life by study biology. To sum up, all the scholars and researches should take the interest at the first place, then goes to the consideration of contribution to the society.
Finally, the author mentioned that no matter how unusual or idiosyncratic the idea might be, the scholar or the researches should realize it by doing research. However, in my opinion, it is too excessive. All the scientific research should be based on some basic theories or laws. The one who wants to invent the engine without energy providence would invariably fail because it goes against the law of the sum of energy is stable. Any time and money spent on that would be a kind of waste. We should base our research in a theoretical foundation.
In conclusion, I agree with the speaker insofar that scientific research should be conducted according to one's personal interest so as to take the greatest advantage of their expertise. However, we should also consider the practical usage of these researches, in other words, the contribution to the society, because the resources cannot be wasted. Furthermore, the one without any theoretical basis would not be considered appropriate to be carried out.
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