We live in a world increasingly governed by technology―but to what end?
Technology rules us as much as laws do. It shapes the legal, social, and ethical environments in which we act. Every time we cross a street, drive a car, or go to the doctor, we submit to the silent power of technology. Yet, much of the time, the influence of technology on our lives goes unchallenged by citizens and our elected representatives. In The Ethics of Invention, renowned scholar Sheila Jasanoff dissects the ways in which we delegate power to technological systems and asks how we might regain control.
Our embrace of novel technological pathways, Jasanoff shows, leads to a complex interplay among technology, ethics, and human rights. Inventions like pesticides or GMOs can reduce hunger but can also cause unexpected harm to people and the environment. Often, as in the case of CFCs creating a hole in the ozone layer, it takes decades before we even realize that any damage has been done. Advances in biotechnology, from GMOs to gene editing, have given us tools to tinker with life itself, leading some to worry that human dignity and even human nature are under threat. But despite many reasons for caution, we continue to march heedlessly into ethically troubled waters.
As Jasanoff ranges across these and other themes, she challenges the common assumption that technology is an apolitical and amoral force. Technology, she masterfully demonstrates, can warp the meaning of democracy and citizenship unless we carefully consider how to direct its power rather than let ourselves be shaped by it. The Ethics of Invention makes a bold argument for a future in which societies work together―in open, democratic dialogue―to debate not only the perils but even more the promises of technology.
0 有用 廖芜 2018-01-24 03:33:38
Cornell和Harvard两所大学STS系建立者Sheila Jasanoff女神的最新著作,从题材上算是将之前的思考集结成册,将对科技未来的展望和担忧全部放进了这本语言平实易读,故事皆有趣味的科技社会伦理著作。RISK ASSESSMENT, PROERPTY RIGHTS, FUNDAMENTAL REINVENTION OF HUMAN, CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT, GOV... Cornell和Harvard两所大学STS系建立者Sheila Jasanoff女神的最新著作,从题材上算是将之前的思考集结成册,将对科技未来的展望和担忧全部放进了这本语言平实易读,故事皆有趣味的科技社会伦理著作。RISK ASSESSMENT, PROERPTY RIGHTS, FUNDAMENTAL REINVENTION OF HUMAN, CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT, GOVERMENTAL/ INSTITUTIONAL POWE RDISTRIBUTION.总结起来,最重要的一点仍然是:科技并非VALUE-FREE,让对于科技的人文思考,政策讨论,法律更新达到和科学技术发展想等同的速度才有可能阻止人类毁灭于自己一手创造的灾难(别到时候还遮着眼睛说科技无罪。。。 (展开)
0 有用 Stultus 2024-02-06 13:49:23 加拿大
值得考虑的cases太多,像是大杂烩
0 有用 Prunus d 2024-01-02 10:32:43 美国
前言非常好,概括了当下技术伦理的社会意义、以及如何去用社会-技术视角理解技术的角色,建议技术领域的朋友们有空可以找来提纲挈领一下。
0 有用 tansei 2018-05-30 04:53:38
对于要在短时间内读完吸取主要论点的读者不太友好,缺乏一个大框架和系统来容纳大段描述性case studies.
0 有用 蝴蝶夫人与猫 2024-02-26 15:09:20 美国
例子很翔实…算是把新技术带来的伦理挑战说明白了…
0 有用 蝴蝶夫人与猫 2024-02-26 15:09:20 美国
例子很翔实…算是把新技术带来的伦理挑战说明白了…
0 有用 Stultus 2024-02-06 13:49:23 加拿大
值得考虑的cases太多,像是大杂烩
0 有用 Prunus d 2024-01-02 10:32:43 美国
前言非常好,概括了当下技术伦理的社会意义、以及如何去用社会-技术视角理解技术的角色,建议技术领域的朋友们有空可以找来提纲挈领一下。
0 有用 tansei 2018-05-30 04:53:38
对于要在短时间内读完吸取主要论点的读者不太友好,缺乏一个大框架和系统来容纳大段描述性case studies.
0 有用 廖芜 2018-01-24 03:33:38
Cornell和Harvard两所大学STS系建立者Sheila Jasanoff女神的最新著作,从题材上算是将之前的思考集结成册,将对科技未来的展望和担忧全部放进了这本语言平实易读,故事皆有趣味的科技社会伦理著作。RISK ASSESSMENT, PROERPTY RIGHTS, FUNDAMENTAL REINVENTION OF HUMAN, CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT, GOV... Cornell和Harvard两所大学STS系建立者Sheila Jasanoff女神的最新著作,从题材上算是将之前的思考集结成册,将对科技未来的展望和担忧全部放进了这本语言平实易读,故事皆有趣味的科技社会伦理著作。RISK ASSESSMENT, PROERPTY RIGHTS, FUNDAMENTAL REINVENTION OF HUMAN, CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT, GOVERMENTAL/ INSTITUTIONAL POWE RDISTRIBUTION.总结起来,最重要的一点仍然是:科技并非VALUE-FREE,让对于科技的人文思考,政策讨论,法律更新达到和科学技术发展想等同的速度才有可能阻止人类毁灭于自己一手创造的灾难(别到时候还遮着眼睛说科技无罪。。。 (展开)