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1054The Erosion of our Value SpheresThe Proceedings of the Twenty-First World Congress of Philosophy 3 197-218. 2007.In the following, I will discuss the current social reaction to the ecological crisis and the ways in which society reacts to technological risks, which can be understood primarily as a reaction to scientific and moral or ethical uncertainty. In the first section, I will clarify what is meant by scientific and moral or ethical uncertainty. In the second section, I will contrast Max Weber's differentiation of science, law [Recht) and morality in the modern world with the process of de-differentia…Read more
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10Implementing the Precautionary Principle: Perspectives and Prospects (edited book)Edward Elgar. 2006.'... this book represents a welcome addition to the literature on PP and is recommended for readers interested in risk assessment, decision making and the precautionary principle.' - Krishna Ravi Srinivas, Political Studies Review.
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1021Understanding Public Debate on Nanotechnologies (edited book)Publications Office of the European Union. 2010.This book features the contribution of major European research projects on the governance and ethics of Nanotechnology. They focus on the responsible development of nanotechnology and on the understanding of public debate
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11Der rationale Umgang mit Unsicherheit: die Bewältigung von Dissens und Gefahren in Wissenschaft, Wissenschaftspolitik und GesellschaftPeter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften. 1995.Mittels einer Diskursanalyse werden Kontroversen in Wissenschaft, Wissenschaftspolitik und Gesellschaft in Hinblick auf die folgende Frage untersucht: Wie gelangt man zu einem vernunftigen Konsens im Falle wissenschaftlicher und moralisch-ethischer Unsicherheit? Am Beispiel der Geschichte der Evolutionstheorie und modernen Kontroversen der Gentechnologie wird gezeigt, dass neue diskursive Prozeduren legitime Konsensbildung ermoglichen konnen."
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Aachen University of TechnologyKate Hamburger Kolleg, Cultures of Research, Institute for Advance StudiesSenior Research Fellow
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Goethe University Frankfurt
PhD, 1994
Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Areas of Specialization
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Applied Ethics |
Normative Ethics |
Other Academic Areas |
Social and Political Philosophy |
General Philosophy of Science |
Philosophy of Biology |