On Identifying Plausibility and Deliberative Public Policy: Commentary on: “Negotiating Plausibility: Intervening in the Future of Nanotechnology”

Science and Engineering Ethics 17 (4):739-742 (2011)
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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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Negotiating Plausibility: Intervening in the Future of Nanotechnology.Cynthia Selin - 2011 - Science and Engineering Ethics 17 (4):723-737.

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