Paul Sollie and Marcus Du¨well (eds): Evaluating New Technologies. Methodological Problems for the Ethical Assessment of Technology Developments Springer, The Netherlands, 2009, ISBN 978-90-481-2228-8/e-ISBN 978-90-481-2229-5

摘要

Today’s society is increasingly shaped around technology. One needs only think of ICT and synthetic biology to see the impact of technology on society. However, due to its large-scale and complex nature, the future consequences of technology are difficult to predict. Hence, decision making about technology is done under conditions of risk and uncertainty. Surprisingly, despite its impact on society, an ethics of technology has emerged only relatively recently. With the volume Evaluating New Technologies. Methodological Problems for the Ethical Assessment of Technology Developments the editors try to contribute to this new branch of ethics.