Science, Politics and Morality: Scientific Uncertainty and Decision Making - Couverture souple

 
9789048142118: Science, Politics and Morality: Scientific Uncertainty and Decision Making
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ISBN 10 : 9048142113 ISBN 13 : 9789048142118
Editeur : Springer, 2010

Synopsis

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 themes: (i) controversies about risks and political decision making; (ii) concepts of science for policy; (iii) the use of social science in the policy making process; (iv) ethical problems with developments in science and technology; (v) public and state interests in the development and control of technology.

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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 themes: (i) controversies about risks and political decision making; (ii) concepts of science for policy; (iii) the use of social science in the policy making process; (iv) ethical problems with developments in science and technology; (v) public and state interests in the development and control of technology.

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Éditeur
Springer
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9048142113
ISBN 13 
9789048142118
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
252
Éditeur
Von Schomberg R.
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