Vision Assessment: Shaping Technology in 21st Century Society Towards a Repertoire for Technology Assessment
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 developmen...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2000, 2000
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2000 |
| Series: | Ethics of Science and Technology Assessment
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
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