On Uncertainty in Ethics and Technology

International Library of Ethics, Law and Technology

Volumn 3, Issue , 2009, Pages 141-158

  Sollie, Paul ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ethical technology assessment; Technological innovation; Technology development; Typology of uncertainty; Uncertainty; Uncertainty management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857108771     PISSN: 18750044     EISSN: 18750036     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-2229-5_10     Document Type: Chapter

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