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and Innovation (RRI) focuses rather on increased involvement and reflexivity in research processes to foster science and technology that better answers the needs of society. I argue that philosophy of ... society. I argue that philosophy of science should be a central feature of RRI and demonstrate how the philosophy of science can contribute in this sense. I show how investigating basic assumptions in
On 31 March 2014, Herbert Gottweis died in Vienna, aged 56. His death is a big loss to his family and friends, and to the international scholarly community.Herbert studied Political Science at the ... grow as well. In the following years, he continued to be an active scholar and institution builder, both nationally and internationally. At the Department of Political Science in Vienna, he founded the
Mercedes-Benz, in spite of geopolitical insecurities and a volatile semiconductor market, the global demand for vehicles remains robust; nevertheless, due to the unstable political situation and ongoing
Grandparenting varies enormously in the United States and here we discuss that growing diversity. Relying on exchange and reciprocity, feminist, and political economic theoretical perspectives, we ... reciprocity; feminist; and political economic theories. Many scholars link intergenerational support to exchange and reciprocity theories (Casper, Florian, Potts, & Brandon, 2016). Families tend to exchange and
closed-loop systems and obtain new recyclable materials from waste. I firmly believe that our industry must put sustainability at the core of its philosophy in order to be successful in the future. The
theories are parts of political philosophy as well as social sciences, and all three groups may refer to post-normal science or related frameworks, when discussing risk and uncertainty or public engagement ... Bjrn Kre Myskja [email protected] 0 Rune Nydal 0 Anne Ingeborg Myhr 0 Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology , NO-7491 Trondheim
expertise is confronted with a dangerous mixture: Political decision-makers prefer not to listen to the scientists, while in a media world that is geared toward entertainment or among the general public
significant architectural advantages that have a relevant influence on sustainability. This requires a different component and system design philosophy. Cooperations within the automotive industry, but also in
and create a global network. Anyone who ignores this will be driving the environment, the mobility system and the economy over a cliff. Unfortunately, the leading political decision-makers do not seem
given facts that remain outside the domain of justice. This idea of justice can be traced to John Rawlss A Theory of Justice (1971) that is one of the most influential works in moral and political ... philosophy. Rawls advanced two principles of justice, the so called equal liberty and the difference principle, in order to assess the basic structure of society in terms of an index of social primary goods
The political and financial investments in the implementation of forensic DNA databases and the ethical issues related to their use and expansion justify inquiries into their performance and general
. HEVs/MHEVs serve as a transitional solution between ICEVs and BEVs. In addition to political regulations, the main reasons for the increasing growth of electrified vehicles are decreasing Total Cost of
. As a general principle, it is good to keep cars out of city centers and create pedestrian zones. However, attempts are now being made to use the measurements for political purposes, because things are ... 5 cars under any circumstances.” CHANGING THRESHOLDS For the traffic researcher Matthias Klingner, this is relevant from both a practical and a political perspective. His conclusion is that it is
often created lively political debate since they challenge established social and moral norms. Ethical issues regarding the human/animal relations in biotechnological developments have at times been ... created lively political debate since they challenge established social norms (Franklin 2007; 1997). But animal experimentation is also in itself dilemmatic (Birke et al. 2007), dealing closely with the
sustainable way of achieving the Paris targets and ensuring the competitiveness of the European automotive industry. It is astounding that the political policymakers are only slowly coming to this logical
diesel engines and the emissions they produce have been subject to social and political condemnation. Courts all over the world are handling an enormous number of cases concerning claims made by consumers
philosophical, bioethical and Technology Assessment (TA) approaches to science and technology were increasingly seen as insufficient. Whereas philosophy was often regarded as a marginal, ivory-tower phenomenon ... be exhaustive (more comprehensive reviews are available elsewhere), but merely help to set the stage. Philosophy As was already mentioned, one key issue in the reflection on science and technology is
'technological and economic management of information that is, as a political economy (Thacker 2005: 94, Thacker 2003, Haraway 1997, Parry 2004). Patenting has as its aim to reward inventions by granting ... the freely available information. The widening scope for collaboration can be followed from the convergence with informatics to an emerging open source philosophy that is closely related to a business
