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Diverse knowledges and competing interests: an essay on socio-technical problem-solving
- Source :
- Science and engineering ethics. 8(1)
- Publication Year :
- 2002
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Abstract
- Solving complex socio-technical problems, this paper claims, involves diverse knowledges (cognitive diversity), competing interests (social diversity), and pragmatism. To explain this view, this paper first explores two different cases: Canadian pulp and paper mill pollution and siting nuclear reactors in systematically sensitive areas of California. Solving such socio-technically complex problems involves cognitive diversity as well as social diversity and pragmatism. Cognitive diversity requires one to not only recognize relevant knowledges but also to assess their validity. Finally, it is suggested, integrating the resultant set of diverse relevant and valid knowledges determines the parameters of the solution space for the problem.
- Subjects :
- Paper
Pragmatism
Philosophy of science
Canada
Health (social science)
Cognitive diversity
Sociotechnical system
Competing interests
Health Policy
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Social diversity
California
Epistemology
Issues, ethics and legal aspects
Engineering
Pluralism (political theory)
Nuclear Reactors
Management of Technology and Innovation
Humans
Industry
Sociology
Social science
Complex problems
Problem Solving
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Details
- ISSN :
- 13533452
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Science and engineering ethics
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....f1cf403b59fc178ed7cbf54a7cccfb51