The role of philosophy of science in Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI): the case of nanomedicine.

IF 3.1 Q1 Arts and Humanities

Life Sciences, Society and Policy Pub Date : 2014-12-01 Epub Date: 2014-04-26 DOI:10.1186/s40504-014-0005-8

Gry Oftedal

引用次数: 19

Abstract

Research on ethical, legal and social aspects (ELSA) of life sciences and new technologies has mainly been focused on impacts and consequences, while the emerging framework of Responsible Research 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 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 research, here exemplified by reductive assumptions in causal modeling, can have important ethical and societal implications.

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科学哲学在负责任的研究与创新(RRI)中的作用:以纳米医学为例。

生命科学和新技术的伦理、法律和社会方面(ELSA)研究主要集中在影响和后果上，而新兴的负责任研究与创新(RRI)框架更侧重于在研究过程中增加参与和反思，以促进科学和技术更好地满足社会需求。我认为科学哲学应该是RRI的核心特征，并论证了科学哲学如何在这方面做出贡献。我展示了如何在研究中调查基本假设，这里以因果模型中的简化假设为例，可以产生重要的伦理和社会影响。

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