On the Emergence of Science and Justice

In the last few years, justice has emerged as a matter of concern for the contemporary constitution of technoscience. Increasingly, both practicing scientists and engineers and scholars of science and technology cite justice as an organizing theme of their work. In this essay, I consider why "s...

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Published in:Science, technology, & human values technology, & human values, 2013-03, Vol.38 (2), p.176-200
Main Author: Reardon, Jenny
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bioethics
Constitutions
Cosmopolitanism
Engineering ethics
Engineers
Ethics
Ethics and moral life
Genetic research
Genetics
Genomes
Genomics
Global justice
Human genetics
Human genome
Humans
Justice
Medical genetics
Science
Science and Technology
Scientists
Social values
Sociology
Sociology of knowledge and ethics
Sociology of knowledge and sociology of culture
Sociology of science
Technology
Threat
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Summary:In the last few years, justice has emerged as a matter of concern for the contemporary constitution of technoscience. Increasingly, both practicing scientists and engineers and scholars of science and technology cite justice as an organizing theme of their work. In this essay, I consider why "science and justice" might be arising now. I then ask after the opportunities, but also the dangers, of this formation. By way of example, I explore the openings and exclusions created by the recent conjugation of science and justice in the field of personal genomics. Finally, I conclude with reflections on what other forms "science and justice" might take, and what might be gained or lost in fostering them.
ISSN:0162-2439
1552-8251
DOI:10.1177/0162243912473161