New perspectives on technology, values, and ethics : theoretical and practical / Wenceslao J. Gonzalez, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

González, Wenceslao J., editor.

Series:

Boston studies in the philosophy and history of science ; v. 315.

Boston studies in the philosophy and history of science, 2214-7942 ; v. 315

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technology--Moral and ethical aspects.

Technology.

Technology--Social aspects.

Technology--Philosophy.

Physical Description:

xiv, 219 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cham [Switzerland] : Springer, 2015.

Summary:

Examines the analysis of internal values in technology (as they affect objectives, processes, and outcomes) and the study of external values in technology (social, cultural, economic, ecological, etc.)

Contents:

Prologue. New account for technology and its relation to values and ethics / Wenceslao J. Gonzalez

New perspectives on technology, values, and ethics. On the role of values in the configuration of technology : from axiology to ethics / Wenceslao J. Gonzalez ; Values in engineering and technology / Ibo van de Poel ; Values regarding results of the information and communication technologies : internal values / Paula Neira

Rationality and responsibility in technology. Rationality in technology and in ethics / Carl Mitcham ; Knowledge and moral responsibility for Online technologies / Juan Bautista Bengoetxea ; Risk, uncertainty, and the dimensions of technological rationality / Amparo Gómez ; Biotechnology, ethics, and society : the case of genetic manipulation / Vincente Bellver Capella

Technology and risks. Risk and trust in institutions that regulate strategic technological innovations : challenges for a socially legitimate risk analysis / Hannot Rodríguez ; The social dimension of technology : the control of chemical and biological weapons / Brian Balmer ; Technology and ecological values : confronting normal waste as unavoidable matter in modern society / Helena Mateus Jerónimo

Epilogue. Towards a new scenario in the relations between technology, values, and ethics / Amanda Guillan.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

3319218697

9783319218694

OCLC:

911363623