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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Introduction
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Controversies about Risks and Policy Implications
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Concepts of Science for Policy
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The Use of Social Science in the Policy Making Process
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Ethical Problems with Developments in Science and Technology
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Public and State Interests in the Development and Control of Technology
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About this book
The papers collected for this volume address the following themes: (i) controversies about risks and political decision making; (ii) concepts of science for policy; (iii) the use of social science in the policy making process; (iv) ethical problems with developments in science and technology; (v) public and state interests in the development and control of technology.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Science, Politics and Morality
Book Subtitle: Scientific Uncertainty and Decision Making
Editors: René Schomberg
Series Title: Theory and Decision Library A:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8143-1
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1993
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-1997-9Published: 31 December 1992
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-4211-8Published: 05 December 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-94-015-8143-1Published: 29 June 2013
Series ISSN: 0921-3384
Series E-ISSN: 2352-2119
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 236
Topics: Philosophy of Science, Environmental Management, Ethics, Sociology, general