Technoscientific angst : ethics & responsibility / Raphael Sassower.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sassower, Raphael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technology--Philosophy.

Technology.

Technology--Moral and ethical aspects.

Science--Philosophy.

Science.

Science--Moral and ethical aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (158 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, MN ; London : University of Minnesota Press, c1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Reassesses the social and ethical situations of technoscientists.What responsibility do the Manhattan Project scientists have for the atomic devastation of Hiroshima? The Krupps scientists for the crematoriums at Auschwitz? Disturbing questions like these are at the heart of this book, a sobering exploration of scientific and intellectual responsibility.Raphael Sassower considers two related phenomena: the positive public image of science as the citadel of truth and objectivity and the angst displayed by scientists over their indirect roles in technological horrors. Largely unexamined, these c

Contents:

Contents; Preface; 1 Responsible Technoscience: The Haunting Reality of Auschwitz and Hiroshima; 2 Public Expectations of Technoscience: From Truth to Immortality; 3 Ambiguity and Anxiety: The Making of Human Anguish; 4 The Postmodern Option: A Dialectical Critique; 5 Responsible Technoscience: A Reconstruction; 6 The Price of Responsibility: From Personal to Financial; 7 Cultural Changes: Agenda Setting; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-135) and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-8814-1

OCLC:

476094382