ETHICAL ISSUES IN THE HISTORY OF AUXOLOGICAL RESEARCH

I. Ervin, C. Glavce, A. Ispas, D. P. Spineni, A. Kozma

Abstract: Being a branch of bio-medical anthropology, auxology has made important contributions to the scientific knowledge, its findings influencing decisions taken during different moments in the history of humanity. This paper is a synthesis of the most relevant research presented in a chronological manner, from antiquity to the present, emphasizing the ways it raised ethical awareness in different contexts and a wide range of issues from improving living conditions during industrial revolution or fighting racism, to contemporary problems like migration and globalization.
Keywords: auxology, ethics, history