| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 195 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
Ethics of Science and Technology Assessment, 1860-4803 ; volume 43 |
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Wissenschaftsethik und Technikfolgenbeurteilung ; volume 43.
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| Contents |
Foreword; Preface; Contents; About the Authors; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Background; 1.2 The Notions of Inter- and Trans-Disciplinarity as Applied in This Report; 1.3 Overview of the Major Aspects of This Study; 1.3.1 Science in Society; 1.3.2 Knowing and Acting; 1.3.3 Trans-Disciplinary Deliberation; 2 Science in Society; 2.1 Science as a Transdisciplinary Endeavor; 2.1.1 Science Operating in the Marketplace and the Social Arena; 2.1.2 Epistemic Features of Application-Oriented Research; 2.1.3 Commercial Research Performed Secretly; 2.1.4 Biases in the Research Agenda |
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2.1.5 Science in the Public Interest and Science as a Cultural Asset2.2 Framing the Research Agenda; 2.2.1 Values in Science; 2.2.1.1 Science and Values Intertwined; 2.2.1.2 The Impact of Science on Values; 2.2.1.3 The Impact of Values on Science; 2.2.1.4 The Politicization of Science; 2.2.1.5 Values, Pluralism, and the Epistemic Attitude; 2.2.2 Norms in Research Agenda Setting; 2.2.2.1 Introduction; 2.2.2.2 The Social Utility of Science; 2.2.2.3 Example: Research Using Animals; 2.2.2.4 Evaluating Normative Aspects of Research |
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2.2.2.5 Does Scientific Policy Consulting Infringe Standards of Good Science?2.2.2.6 Are Public Concerns on Science are Frequently Ill Founded and Largely Irrelevant?; 2.2.2.7 Conclusion; 2.3 Disciplinary -- Interdisciplinary -- Transdisciplinary: A Conceptual Analysis; 2.3.1 Discipline; 2.3.2 Substantiating: Forms of Scientific Systematisation; 2.3.3 Interdisciplinarity; 2.3.3.1 Meaning and Its Interpretation in the Context of Philosophy of Science; 2.3.3.2 Weak Versus Strong Interdisciplinarity; 2.3.3.3 Classifications of Disciplines; 2.3.4 Transdisciplinarity |
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2.3.5 Transdisciplinarity as Interaction Competency2.3.6 Unsuitability for Interdisciplinarity; 2.3.7 The Role of Philosophy in Transdisciplinary Research; 2.3.7.1 Philosophy of Science; 2.3.7.2 Ethics; 3 Knowing and Acting; 3.1 Scientific Expertise as a Branch of Transdisciplinary Science; 3.1.1 Introduction; 3.1.2 Epistemic Demands of Significant Expert Judgments; 3.1.2.1 Model-Building as a Basis of Expert Judgment; 3.1.2.2 Universality and Specificity; 3.1.2.3 Robustness; 3.1.2.4 Dealing with Hazard and Uncertainty; 3.1.3 Social Conditions of Appropriate Expert Judgment |
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3.1.3.1 Social Robustness3.1.3.2 Expert Legitimacy; 3.1.3.3 Taking Values into Consideration; 3.1.4 Conclusion; 3.2 Virtues and Rational Aspects of Interdisciplinary Research; 3.2.1 Types of Possibilities for Interdisciplinarity and Conditions for Them; 3.2.1.1 Types of Interdisciplinarity; 3.2.1.2 Conditions for the Possibility of Cooperation; 3.2.2 Virtues of Interdisciplinarity; 3.2.2.1 The Virtues of Interdisciplinary Work; 3.2.2.2 And What About the Ethical Virtues of Transdisciplinarity?; 3.3 The Organisation of Interdisciplinary Studies and Research; 3.3.1 Landscaping |
| Summary |
Interdisciplinarity has seemingly become a paradigm for modern and meaningful research. Clearly, the interdisciplinary modus of deliberation enables to unfold relevant but quite different disciplinary perspectives to the reflection of broader scientific questions or societal problems. However, whether the comprehensive results of interdisciplinary reflection prove to be valid or to be acceptable in trans-disciplinary terms depends upon certain preconditions, which have to be fulfilled for securing scientific quality and social trust in advisory contexts. The present book is written by experts a |
| Analysis |
filosofie |
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philosophy |
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onderzoeksbeleid |
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research policy |
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wetenschapsfilosofie |
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philosophy of science |
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kennis |
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knowledge |
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Philosophy (General) |
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Filosofie (algemeen) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed November 5, 2014) |
| Subject |
Interdisciplinary research.
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Research & development management.
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Sociology.
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Philosophy of science.
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REFERENCE -- Questions & Answers.
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Interdisciplinary research
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gethmann, C. F., author
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| ISBN |
9783319114002 |
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331911400X |
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3319113992 |
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9783319113999 |
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