A forensics of wishing: Technology assessment in the age of technoscience

Poiesis und Praxis

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-15

  Nordmann, Alfred ^a,b  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 77952320902     PISSN: 16156609     EISSN: 16156617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10202-010-0081-7     Document Type: Article

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