Luck, Epigenetics and the Worth of Collective Agents

The Questions of Hermeneutic TA: Towards a Toolbox

The present chapter begins by exploring whether the project of a hermeneutic technology assessment (TA) squares well with some of TA's most fundamental presuppositions and commitments including, for instance, to provide assessments that are relevant for policymakers and can guide the shaping of emerging technologies in a responsible manner. If –...

Responsibility beyond control

Serendipity, Luck and Collective Responsibility in Medical Innovation: The History of Vaccination

Martin Sand and Luca Chiapperino find in the concept of serendipity a versatile umbrella term to reassess their previous work on moral luck and collective responsibility. Moral luck supposedly occurs when someone receives praise or blame for things beyond control. Given the ubiquity of luck, this seems to be a seriously disquieting aspect of...

Über Begriff und Wert digitaler Utopien

Der vorliegende Aufsatz geht zwei Fragen nach: Sind digitale Utopien „echte Utopien“? Und, was ist der Wert solcher Narrative? Diese Fragen sind von besonderer Signifikanz: Anlehnend an klassische Argumente in der politischen Philosophie stehen digitalen Utopien in der Kritik. Wie politische Utopien, die häufig als unrealisierbar gelten, lenkten...

RRI und Postwachstumsökonomie als Herausforderungen für die Technikfolgenabschätzung

Prometheus' Legacy: Responsibility and Technology

A prominent view in contemporary philosophy of technology suggests that more technology implies more possibilities and, therefore, more responsibilities. Consequently, the question ‘What technology?’ is discussed primarily on the backdrop of assessing, assigning, and avoiding technology- borne culpability. The view is reminiscent of the Olympian...