The Responsibility of Technoscience: the Contemporary Challenges
Journal Title: Studies in Global Ethics and Global Education - Year 2015, Vol 0, Issue 3
Abstract
The paper shows ethical problems connected with the development of science and technology and the popularization of their results. The problem of responsibility in this area is of key importance as it evolves alongside the development and transformations of science and technology. The paper examines the issues related to the new requirements of responsibility which are combined with technoscience, the current formation of which, is one of the main factors of civilization changes.
Authors and Affiliations
Andrzej Kiepas
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