Evandro Agazzi: Right, Wrong and Science The Ethical Dimensions of the Techno-Scientific Enterprise |
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| Volume Editor:
| Dilworth, Craig |
| Series title: | Poznań Studies in the Philosophy of the Sciences and the Humanities / Monographs-In-Debate Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-420-0919-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2004 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $142.00 |
Book Description:
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Solving the problem of the negative impact of science and technology on society and the environment is indeed the greatest challenge of our time. To date, this challenge has been taken up by few professional philosophers of science, making this volume a welcome contribution to the general debate.Agazzi's treatment involves viewing modern science and technology as each constituting
systems.Against the background of this approach, he provides a penetrating analysis of science,...
More DescriptionSolving the problem of the negative impact of science and technology on society and the environment is indeed the greatest challenge of our time. To date, this challenge has been taken up by few professional philosophers of science, making this volume a welcome contribution to the general debate.Agazzi's treatment involves viewing modern science and technology as each constituting systems.Against the background of this approach, he provides a penetrating analysis of science, technology and ethics, and their interrelations. Agazzi sees the solution to the problem as lying in the moral sphere and including a multilateral assumption of responsibilityon the part of decision makers both within and outside of science.