Modeling technoscience and nanotechnology assessment : perspectives and dilemmas. Tomasz StÄpieÅ / Comparative studies on education, culture and technology ; Vol. 4

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Published by Frankfurt, M. : Lang-Ed., 2014

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IX, 206 S. ; 22 cm Neuwertiges Exemplar. - Table of content -- Foreword vii -- Caring about the future of the collective. -- Monitoring technoscience in the sociology of risk -- and science and technology studies (by Ewa Biriczyk) l -- A. Starting point 3 -- The modern shape of technoscience 6 -- B. Proposals 15 -- Beck's cosmopolitanism and the challenges posed by the risk society 16 -- Latour's "politics of nature" 23 -- Transformation of the boundary conditions -- of the public debate on innovation 32 -- Concrete ways of expanding participation (and their -- respective weaknesses) 42 -- The Precautionary Principle, Technology Assessment (TA) -- and select examples of other institutional solutions 48 -- The macro-ethics of global responsibility 55 -- Conclusion 62 -- Literature 67 -- Nanotechnology. Assessment and Convergence inside -- the Technoscience (by Tomasz St^pien) 77 -- A. Constitution of Nano-Domain as Science and Technology 77 -- 1. The background of technological convergence: From -- 'normal' to 'post-normal' science 77 -- 1.1. Theoretical framework of nanotechnology 78 -- 1.2. Methodological aspects of nanotechnology 87 -- 1.3. Dimensions of nanotechnology and the necessity -- of modified theory of science 94 -- 2. Science and society relationship in the case of nano-domain 99 -- 2.1. Nanotechnology and the concept of a socially robust science 100 -- 2.2. Political background and societal impacts of nano-domain 103 -- 2.3. Nanotechnology and the public opinion: Politics of nano-images 112 -- B. Nanotechnology and Development of Assessment Regime 118 -- 3. General issues of risk assessment by converging technologies 118 -- 4. Nanotechnology: risk assessment and precautionary principle 122 -- 4.1. Characteristics of risk in nanotechnology 125 -- 4.2. Risk management in nanotechnology 128 -- 4.3. Strategies by nano-risk communication and nano-visions assessment 134 -- C. Ethical Aspects: Nano-Safety and Nanotoxicology 142 -- 5. Nano-Safety and Nanotoxicology 144 -- 6. Ethical, legal and societal implications of nanotechnology 150 -- 7. Nanoethics or explorative philosophy of nanotechnology 160 -- D. Convergence and Nanotechnology Assessment 166 -- 8. Converging technologies: Categories, principles and fields 166 -- 9. Principle of technological convergence 173 -- 10. Multidisciplinary framework of nanotechnology assessment 183 -- References 193 -- Index 203 ISBN 9783631647356 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 383.…

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Modeling technoscience and nanotechnology assessment : perspectives and dilemmas. Tomasz StÄpieÅ / Comparative studies on education, culture and technology ; Vol. 4
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