Abstract
IN the last few decades ethics has
become a source of legitimization in
implementing science and technology
policies in so-called knowledgebased
societies and economies.In western
countries, ethics has become a political
instrument to normalize innovation
by supposedly neutralizing social
choices on science and technology,
and by making them accepted by
citizens without any direct citizen
involvement in the decision-making
process. In this sense, ethics has been
framed as a soft legal tool aimed at
facilitating the implementation of
technoscience.
Lingua originale | English |
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pagine (da-a) | 41-45 |
Numero di pagine | 5 |
Rivista | SEMINAR |
Volume | 597 |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2009 |
Keywords
- European institutions
- ethics committees
- soft law