Vision assessment : shaping technology in 21st century society towards a repertoire for technology assessment
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Vision assessment : shaping technology in 21st century society towards a repertoire for technology assessment
(Wissenschaftsethik und Technikfolgenbeurteilung, Bd. 4)
Springer, c2000
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Description and Table of Contents
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: hardcover ISBN 9783540666332
Description
One way to shape technology and its embedding in society in the 21st century is through the visions that guide their development, especially concerning the long-term societal perspective. A critical discussion and assessment of these visions is a prerequisite for influencing the course of development. Technology assessment, therefore, has to provide a methodological repertoire for assessing and constructing visions, taking into account the requirements for long-term orientation as well as the need for public legitimation. This volume draws upon insights from technology assessment, political sciences, epistemology, sociology and ethics. It is to contribute to the recent literature in on "shaping technology", taking into account the "co-evolution of technology and society". It connects to that technology assessment literature that emphasises TA's pro-active role and its contribution to political judgement.
Table of Contents
Introduction: What is the question?- Case Studies - Technology Assessment and the Role of Visions * Visions and Societal Rationality * Conclusions * List of Authors.
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: pbk ISBN 9783642640926
Description
One way to shape technology and its embedding in society in the 21st century is through the visions that guide their development, especially concerning the long-term societal perspective. A critical discussion and assessment of these visions is a prerequisite for influencing the course of development. Technology assessment, therefore, has to provide a methodological repertoire for assessing and constructing visions, taking into account the requirements for long-term orientation as well as the need for public legitimation. This volume draws upon insights from technology assessment, political sciences, epistemology, sociology and ethics. It is to contribute to the recent literature in on "shaping technology", taking into account the "co-evolution of technology and society". It connects to that technology assessment literature that emphasises TA's pro-active role and its contribution to political judgement.
Table of Contents
Outline.- I Introduction.- Vision Assessment to Support Shaping 21st Century Society? Technology Assessment as a Tool for Political Judgement.- II Case Studies. Technology Assessment and the Role of Visions.- Technology Assessment as Metaphor Assessment. Visions Guiding the Development of Information and Communications.- Technology Assessment in the Health Care Area: A Matter of Uncovering or of Covering Up?.- Bloodless War or Bloody Non-Sense? Technology Assessment's Role in Uncovering Old Propositions behind New Airpower Concepts.- III Visions and Societal Rationality.- Technology Policy between Long-Term Planning Requirements and Short-Ranged Acceptance Problems. New Challenges for Technology Assessment.- Replacing Human Beings by Robots. How to Tackle that Perspective by Technology Assessment?.- IV Conclusions.- The Lessons we Learnt: First Outline of Strategy and a Methodical Repertoire for Vision Assessment.- List of Authors.
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