NATS 1760 Study Guide - Final Guide: History Of The Southern United States, Egalitarianism, Academic Skepticism
8 Dec 2013
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Nats 1760: science, technology & society - exam review. Lecture 2 sept 16 science, technology and citizenship 1: publics. Chapter 1: kleinman, why is thinking about science and technology so hard? . Scientism inherent divide between facts and values. Technological progressivism the ability of citizens to view science and technology as reasonable subjects for wide-range public debate- maintains that accounts of progress should focus on scientific and technical dimensions, as well as ethical and social ones. How can citizens get involved goal" is to find out how we can form a co-operative relationship b/w experts and publics (p. 34) if you want better decisions on technical matters we should improve to get citizens involved . Not any knowledge will do in solving highly technical problems of crucial social importance: the issue is deciding what knowledge is necessary and how it should be acquired/used. The quality of decision on technical matters should be open to broader public more knowledge producers.
