Science and Technology Studies

Authors: Ziman, J. M.
Publication Type: Book
Abstract: This book is an introduction to science and technology studies and discusses the underlying philosophical and sociological aspects of of science and technology, topics such as realism and social construction, discourse, and the publ...
Year: 1984

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Authors: Luppicini, Rocci
Publication Type: Book
Abstract: This book introduces the reader to the key concepts and issues that comprise the emerging field of Technoethics, the interdisciplinary field concerned with all ethical aspects of technology within a society shaped by technology....
Year: 2010

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Authors: Hoven, Jeroen van den ; Weckert, John
Publication Type: Book
Abstract: This anthology includes eighteen essays looking at the moral problems to which our expanding use of information technologies gives rise to, including issues of provacy, intellectual property, responsibility, friendship, and trust. I...
Year: 2008

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Authors: Johnson, Deborah G. ; Wetmore, Jameson M.
Publication Type: Book
Secondary Title: Inside technology; Variation: Inside technology.
Abstract: An anthology of essays looking at the interconnections between technology, society, and values, this collection provides a wide-ranging look at how technology shapes society, and how society shapes technology. This book covers many ...
Year: 2009

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Publication Type: Syllabi
Secondary Title: MIT Open Courseware
Abstract: Taught by Caspar Hare and David Jones of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, this course seeks to teach students how to recognize and think through complex ethical and moral problems in science and medicine. The course looks at i...
Year: 2009
URL: http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/linguistics-and-philosophy/24-06j-bioethics-spring-2009/

Publication Type: Syllabi
Abstract: This course, taught in Spring 2005 by Erica James of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology offers an introduction to the cross-cultural study of biomedical ethics. Readings and lectures explore the moral foundations of science a...
Year: 2005
URL: http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/anthropology/21a-216j-dilemmas-in-bio-medical-ethics-playing-god-or-doing-good-spring-2005/

Authors: McGinn, Robert
Publication Type: Syllabi
Abstract: In this course, developed by Dr. Robert McGinn of Stanford University, students are asked to look at a number of ethical controversies spawned by recent or emerging technical advances and subject them to vigorous critical analysis, ...
Year: 2006
URL: http://sts.stanford.edu/Syllabi/210syl.pdf

Authors: Abelson, Hal ; Fischer, Mike ; Weitzner, Danny ; Perelman, Les ; Unger, Don
Publication Type: Syllabi
Abstract: This is the course webpage for a class taught jointly at Harvard Law School and MIT. Instructors include Abelson, Fischer and others. Includes a syllabus, very complete notes on in-class discussions, assignments, student papers, the...
Year: 2010
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/Resources/TeachingTools/20354/21482.aspx

Authors: Segerstrale, Ullica ; Olofsdotter, Christina
Publication Type: Book
Secondary Title: SUNY series in science, technology, and society; Variation: SUNY series in science, technology, and society.
Abstract: Beyond the Science Wars offers a broad contextualization of the "Science Wars"-an ongoing debate between scientists and social scientists over the nature and meaning of science-from interdisciplinary sociological, historical, scient...
Year: 2000

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Authors: Lewenstein, Bruce V.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: Social scientists can explore questions about what counts as knowledge and how researchers—including social science researchers—can produce that knowledge. An art/space installation examining issues of public participation in scienc...
Year: 2011
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-011-9328-5

Authors: Horst, Maja
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: In 2007 a social scientist and a designer created a spatial installation to communicate social science research about the regulation of emerging science and technology. The rationale behind the experiment was to improve scientific k...
Year: 2011
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-011-9306-y

Authors: Wynne, Brian
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: Midstream modulation is a form of public engagement with science which benefits from strategic application of science and technology studies (STS) insights accumulated over nearly 20 years. These have been developed from STS researc...
Year: 2011
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-011-9316-9

Authors: Tuma, Julio R.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: The intersection of ELSI and science forms a complicated nexus yet their integration is an important goal both for society and for the successful advancement of science. In what follows, I present a heuristic that makes boundary ide...
Year: 2011
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-011-9322-y

Authors: Bjornstad, David J. ; Wolfe, Amy K.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: This paper describes issues associated with integrating the study of Ethical, Legal and Social Issues (ELSI) into ongoing scientific and technical research and describes an approach adopted by the authors for their own work with the...
Year: 2011
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-011-9311-1

Authors: Schomberg, René
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: The identification of plausible epistemic approaches in science as well as the social problem definitions with which scientists implicitly work is essential for the quality of a deliberative public policy. While responding to the Na...
Year: 2011
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-011-9305-z

Authors: Schomberg, René
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: The national-level scenarios project NanoFutures focuses on the social, political, economic, and ethical implications of nanotechnology, and is initiated by the Center for Nanotechnology in Society at Arizona State University. The p...
Year: 2011
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-011-9305-z

Authors: Conley, Shannon N.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: This commentary builds on Hacio te Kulve and Arie Rip's (2011) notion of "engagement agents," individuals that must be able to move between multiple dimensions of research, innovation, and policy processes. he commentary compares an...
Year: 2011
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-011-9323-x

Authors: Rip, Arie ; te Kulve, Haico
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: Engagement with stakeholders and civil society is increasingly important for new scientific and technological developments. Preparation of such engagements sets the stage for engagement activities and thus contributes to their outco...
Year: 2011
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-011-9304-0

Authors: Guston, David H.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: In this response to van Oudheusden's article in the same journal issue, the author author argues that scholars and practitioners have reason to be more confident about their performance of participatory technology assessments than h...
Year: 2011
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-011-9314-y

Authors: Oudheusden, Michiel
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: This article draws attention to struggles inherent in discourse about the meaning of participation in a Flemish participatory technology assessment on nanotechnologies. It explores how, at the project's onset, key actors framed ele...
Year: 2011
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-011-9313-z

Authors: Mohr, Alison
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: In this article providing commentary for Laurent's article in the same journal issue, the author discusses concerns that conflicting motivations have led to confusion about what engagement means to those who mediate science and publ...
Year: 2011
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-011-9312-0

Authors: Laurent, Brice
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: This article describes three examples of public engagement around the societal implications of nanotechnology in France, this paper argues that Science and Technology Studies provide useful tools and methods for the analysis of tech...
Year: 2011
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-011-9303-1

Authors: van Est, Rinie
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: In a response to Jasanoff's article in the same journal issue, the article explores how timely public engagement includes more than just research into the ethical, legal, and social dimensions of science and state-initiated citizen ...
Year: 2011
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-011-9296-9

Authors: Jasanoff, Sheila
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: Scholars in science and technology studies (STS) have recently been called upon to advise governments on the design of procedures for public engagement. Any such instrumental function should be carried out consistently with STS's in...
Year: 2011
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-011-9302-2

Authors: Fisher, Erik
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: Science policy mandates across the industrialized world are calling for more active role for the public, both for earlier participation in policy decisions and expanded notions of science and technology governance. This essay introd...
Year: 2011
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-011-9331-x