New Perspectives on Technology, Values, and Ethics: Theoretical and Practical (Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science Book 315)

Examines The Analysis Of Internal Values In Technology (as They Affect Objectives, Processes, And Outcomes) And The Study Of External Values In Technology (social, Cultural, Economic, Ecological, Etc.) This Book Focuses On A Key Issue Today: The Role Of Values In Technology, With Special Emphasis On Ethical Values. This Topic Involves The Analysis Of Internal Values In Technology (as They Affect Objectives, Processes, And Outcomes) And The Study Of External Values In Technology (social, Cultural, Economic, Ecological, Etc.). These Values — Internal And External — Are Crucial To The Decision Making Of Engineers. In Addition, They Have Increasing Relevance For Citizens Concerned With The Present And Future State Of Technology, Which Gives Society A Leading Position In Technological Issues. The Book Follows Three Main Lines Of Research: 1) New Perspectives On Technology, Values, And Ethics; 2) Rationality And Responsibility In Technology; And 3) Technology And Risks. This Volume Analyzes The Two Main Sides Involved Here: The Theoretical Basis For The Role Of Values In Technology And A Practical Discussion On How To Implement Them In Our Society. Thus, The Book Is Of Interest For Philosophers, Engineers, Academics Of Different Fields, And Policy-makers. The Style Used Lends Itself To Broad Audience. Prologue. New Account For Technology And Its Relation To Values And Ethics / Wenceslao J. Gonzalez -- New Perspectives On Technology, Values, And Ethics. On The Role Of Values In The Configuration Of Technology : From Axiology To Ethics / Wenceslao J. Gonzalez ; Values In Engineering And Technology / Ibo Van De Poel ; Values Regarding Results Of The Information And Communication Technologies : Internal Values / Paula Neira -- Rationality And Responsibility In Technology. Rationality In Technology And In Ethics / Carl Mitcham ; Knowledge And Moral Responsibility For Online Technologies / Juan Bautista Bengoetxea ; Risk, Uncertainty, And The Dimensions Of Technological Rationality / Amparo Gómez ; Biotechnology, Ethics, And Society : The Case Of Genetic Manipulation / Vincente Bellver Capella -- Technology And Risks. Risk And Trust In Institutions That Regulate Strategic Technological Innovations : Challenges For A Socially Legitimate Risk Analysis / Hannot Rodríguez ; The Social Dimension Of Technology : The Control Of Chemical And Biological Weapons / Brian Balmer ; Technology And Ecological Values : Confronting Normal Waste As Unavoidable Matter In Modern Society / Helena Mateus Jerónimo -- Epilogue. Towards A New Scenario In The Relations Between Technology, Values, And Ethics / Amanda Guillan. Wenceslao J. Gonzalez, Editor. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 On the Role of Values in the Configuration of Technology: From Axiology to Ethics....Pages 3-27 Values in Engineering and Technology....Pages 29-46 Values Regarding Results of the Information and Communication Technologies: Internal Values....Pages 47-60 Front Matter....Pages 61-61 Rationality in Technology and in Ethics....Pages 63-87 Knowledge and Moral Responsibility for Online Technologies....Pages 89-103 Risk, Uncertainty, and the Dimensions of Technological Rationality....Pages 105-121 Biotechnology, Ethics, and Society: The Case of Genetic Manipulation....Pages 123-143 Front Matter....Pages 145-145 Risk and Trust in Institutions That Regulate Strategic Technological Innovations: Challenges for a Socially Legitimate Risk Analysis....Pages 147-166 The Social Dimension of Technology: The Control of Chemical and Biological Weapons....Pages 167-182 Technology and Ecological Values: Confronting Normal Waste as Unavoidable Matter in Modern Society....Pages 183-195 Back Matter....Pages 197-219