Introduction:The study investigates the role of culture in Genomics research, with the view to distil ethical principles from identified Bini cultural values that relate to the ethics of genomics ...research. The study was conducted in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria, among participants from the Bini ethnic group. It is anticipated that the study will avail researchers in genomics of the perceptions of the Binis (and others of similar culture) about genomics and provide need ethical considerations in planning their research.Method:The method of the study is Empirical Bioethics, which is a research method that involves the application of both philosophical analysis (theory) and empirical data (Molewijk et al.). As such, the research design in this study is in two correlated aspects: the theory aspect is Ordinary Language Analysis research design and the data aspect is Phenomenological design with semi-structured open-ended questions to collect data using in-depth interviews. An Informed Consent Form (ICF) was served to all participants to read and sign before thein-depth interview was conducted.Data Analysis and Management:Data obtained from in-depth interviews was computed and analyzed using the computer analytic software, ATLAS.ti, and the philosophical method of Ordinary Language Analysis. In the analysis of the data, the privacy and confidentiality of each participant was maintained. The data was only accessible to the Investigator, the Supervisor, and members of the Ethics Committee.Result:The analysis of the information collected shows that there is no blanket belief or prohibition against the collection of samples for research purposes including genomics research. Members of the cultural group would however insist on knowing why and for what purposes the collected samples would be used for. This is because of the widely held belief of the spiritual potency associated with samples such as blood.Conclusion:By identifying the role of culture in genomics research, with particular reference to the Bini culture, this study avails the knowledge of some ethical considerations in relation to cultural values (of the Binis) that researchers need to be aware of as they plan their research, particularly in the developing world.
Afrička je epistemologija diskurs filozofije kulture, a filozofija kulture je, uzvratno, diskurs ljudske koncepcije i percepcije zbilje. Odražava konceptualizaciju čovjekova živog svijeta. U tom ...smislu, sadržaj, metoda i alati za analizu filozofije kulture podrazumijevaju materiju indikativnu za ljudski svjetonazor (na što se u radu referiram s pojmom »kulturna specifičnost«), a što su označitelji identiteta kulture. Baveći se filozofijom kulture, primjerice, afričkom epistemologijom, »kulturne specifičnosti« ono su što obilježava filozofijsko promišljanje kao pripadajuće afričkoj epistemologiji. Objašnjavajući što bi bila metoda bavljenja afričkom epistemologijom, rad najprije artikulira prirodu, karakter i metodu filozofije kulture, a zatim se bavi s određenim brojem radova iz područja afričke epistemologije, s namjerom procjenjivanja metoda koje se uobičajeno primjenjuju pri ispitivanju predmeta u afričkoj epistemologiji. Po rezultatima, rad svraća pozornost na prijelome između metode primijenjene u analizi afričke epistemologije i uvjeta za primjenu metode pri bavljenju afričkom epistemologijom kao filozofijom kulture. Rad se zaključuje prijedlogom korištenja metode za afričku epistemologiju, a koja može poslužiti općenito za afričku filozofiju.
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