| The Ambivalence of Promising Technology. | |
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PMID: 20835398 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Issues of responsibility in the world of nanotechnology are becoming explicit with the emergence of a discourse on 'responsible development' of nanoscience and nanotechnologies. Much of this discourse centres on the ambivalences of nanotechnology and of promising technology in general. Actors must find means of dealing with these ambivalences. Actors' actions and responses to ambivalence are shaped by their position and context, along with strategic games they are involved in, together with other actors. A number of interviews were conducted with industrial actors with the aim of uncovering their ethical stances towards responsible development of nanotechnology. The data shows that standard repertoires of justification of nanotechnological development were used. Thus, the industrial actors fell back on their position and associated responsibilities. Such responses reinforce a division of moral labour in which industrial actors and scientists can focus on the progress of science and technology, while other actors, such as NGOs, are expected to take care of broader considerations, such as ethical and social issues. |
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Authors:
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Clare Shelley-Egan |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2010-8-17 |
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Title: Nanoethics Volume: 4 ISSN: 1871-4765 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2010 Aug |
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Created Date: 2010-9-13 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101311055 Medline TA: Nanoethics Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: 183-189 Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Science, Technology and Policy Studies, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands. |
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