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658From the ethics of technology towards an ethics of knowledge policyAI and Society. 2007.My analysis takes as its point of departure the controversial assumption that contemporary ethical theories cannot capture adequately the ethical and social challenges of scientific and technological development. This assumption is rooted in the argument that classical ethical theory invariably addresses the issue of ethical responsibility in terms of whether and how intentional actions of individuals can be justified. Scientific and technological developments, however, have produced unintention…Read more
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501The normative challenges of the precautionary principleIn Elizabeth Fisher & Rene von Schomberg (eds.), Implementing the Precautionary Principle: Perspectives and Prospects, Edward Elgar. pp. 19-42. 2006.
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11868A vision of Responsible InnovationIn L. Asveld, R. Van Dam-Mieras, T. Swierstra, S. Lavrijssen, K. Linse & J. Van Den Hoven (eds.), Responsible Innovation, Springer International Publishing. pp. 51-74. 2017.This Article outlines a vision of responsible innovation and outlines a public policy and implementation strategy for it.
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1695Science, politics, and morality: scientific uncertainty and decision making (edited book)Kluwer Academic Publishers. 1993.Current environmental problems and technological risks are a challenge for a new institutional arrangement of the value spheres of Science, Politics and Morality. Distinguished authors from different European countries and America provide a cross-disciplinary perspective on the problems of political decision making under the conditions of scientific uncertainty. cases from biotechnology and the environmental sciences are discussed. The papers collected for this volume address the following theme…Read more
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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 |