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The Responsibility of Science

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science 57
ISBN/EAN: 9783030915995
Umbreit-Nr.: 2981459

Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: viii, 255 S., 1 s/w Illustr., 255 p. 1 illus.
Format in cm:
Einband: kartoniertes Buch

Erschienen am 29.06.2022
Auflage: 1/2023
€ 42,79
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  • Zusatztext
    • This open access book provides an overview of issues of scientific responsibility. The volume comprises three types of contributions: first, analyses of the responsibility of science; second, analyses of the structural conditions for science and its responsibility; and third, normative versions of scientific responsibility. The questions and problems dealt with include science as a profession, ambivalence of research and dual-use, innovation vs. precaution, notions of responsibility, the role of science within society and its relation to human rights, as well as scientific and public discourses. The book addresses scholars in the fields of Science Studies and Research Policy.This is an open access book.
  • Kurztext
    • This open acccess book provides an overview of issues of scientific responsibility. The volume comprises three types of contributions: first, analyses of the responsibility of science; second, analyses of the structural conditions for science and its responsibility; and third, normative versions of scientific responsibility. The questions and problems dealt with include science as a profession, ambivalence of research and dual-use, innovation vs. precaution, notions of responsibility, the role of science within society and its relation to human rights, as well as scientific and public discourses. The book addresses scholars in the fields of Science Studies and Research Policy.
  • Autorenportrait
    • Harald A. Mieg is (honorary) professor of Metropolitan Studies at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and is also affiliated with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich. The focus of his research is on planning processes in cities and research methodologies. He is president of the Berlin Society for the Study of Science, Germany.