The politicization of science and technology: its implications for nanotechnology. J Law Med Ethics 2006;34(4):658-66
Date
01/04/2007Pubmed ID
17199806DOI
10.1111/j.1748-720X.2006.00084.xScopus ID
2-s2.0-33751221289 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 22 CitationsAbstract
The development of nanotechnology intensifies challenges to the traditional understanding of how to pursue scientific and technological knowledge. Science can no longer be construed simply as the ideal of the quest for truth (i.e., "pure science"). Science has become the source of economic power and political power. In this paper, I argue that nanotechnology is a cardinal exemplar of "this politicization." At the same time, I assert that this new scientific ethos offers the possibility of a better integration of ethical and philosophical reflections at the core of scientific and technological development.
Author List
Jotterand FAuthor
Fabrice Jotterand PhD Professor in the Institute for Health and Equity department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Ethics, ResearchHumans
Interdisciplinary Communication
Nanotechnology
Policy Making
Politics
Social Change
