Reflective equilibrium in R & D networks

Science Technology and Human Values

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 174-199

  van de Poel, Ibo ^a,b   Zwart, Sjoerd D ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Moral responsibility; Openness and inclusiveness; Reflective learning; Research and development (R D) networks; Wide reflective equilibrium

Indexed keywords

EID: 76249105890     PISSN: 01622439     EISSN: 15528251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0162243909340272     Document Type: Article

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