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Distributing Responsibility in the Debate on Sustainable Biofuels
| Title | Distributing Responsibility in the Debate on Sustainable Biofuels |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2009 |
| Authors | Landeweerd, Laurens, Osseweijer Patricia, and Kinderlerer Julian |
| Journal | Science & Engineering Ethics |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pagination | 531-543 |
| Type of Article | Article |
| Publication Language | eng |
| ISSN Number | 13533452 |
| Accession Number | 45471922 |
| Keywords | ALTERNATIVE , Biofuels , Biological , BIOMASS , DEBATES , ENGINEERING , FUEL , Innovation , PUBLIC , SOCIAL , SUSTAINABLE development , Technological , technology |
| Abstract | In the perception of technology innovation two world views compete for domination: technological and social determinism. Technological determinism holds that societal change is caused by technological developments, social determinism holds the opposite. Although both were quite central to discussion in the philosophy, history and sociology of technology in the 1970s and 1980s, neither is seen as mainstream now. In this paper we will elaborate on these to two opposing views on technology development taking the recent debate on the implementation of biofuels as a case example. |
| Notes | Landeweerd, Laurens 1; Email Address: l.landeweerd@tudelft.nl Osseweijer, Patricia 1 Kinderlerer, Julian 1; Affiliation: 1: Department of Biotechnology, Section of Biotechnology and Society, Kluyver Centre for Genomics of Industrial Fermentation, P.O. Box 5057, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands; Source Info: Dec2009, Vol. 15 Issue 4, p531; Subject Term: BIOMASS energy; Subject Term: TECHNOLOGICAL innovations; Subject Term: BIOLOGICAL determinism; Subject Term: DEBATES & debating; Subject Term: FUEL; Subject Term: ALTERNATIVE fuels; Author-Supplied Keyword: Biofuels; Author-Supplied Keyword: Innovation; Author-Supplied Keyword: Public debate; Author-Supplied Keyword: Social constructivism; Author-Supplied Keyword: Social determinism; Author-Supplied Keyword: Technological determinism; Author-Supplied Keyword: Technology; Number of Pages: 13p; Document Type: Article |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11948-009-9154-1 |
| Short Title | Distributing Responsibility in the Debate on Sustainable Biofuels |
