On Identifying Plausibility and Deliberative Public Policy - Commentary on: "Negotiating Plausibility: Intervening in the Future of Nanotechnology"
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The identification of plausible epistemic approaches in science as well as the social problem definitions with which scientists implicitly work is essential for the quality of a deliberative public policy. While responding to the Nanofutures project, I will reflect on the essential elements of such a policy.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Science and engineering ethics
دوره 17 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011