TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding Embryos in a Changing and Complex World
T2 - A Case of Philosophers and Historians Engaging Society
AU - Maienschein, Jane
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments Thanks to Angela Potochnik and the University of Cincinnati for bringing together a group to explore issues about how philosophy of science can engage social issues and society in particular. The research leading to the conference talk and this paper were supported by a number of grants from the National Science Foundation. Arizona State University, especially the Center for Biology and Society and the President’s Office have provided significant support. My colleagues Richard Creath, Manfred Laubichler, a number of wonderful graduate students, and the participants at the conference have helped with lively discussions.
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© 2013, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.
PY - 2014/6/1
Y1 - 2014/6/1
N2 - The case of embryo research provides insight into the challenges for historians and philosophers of science who want to engage social issues, and even more challenges in engaging society. Yet there are opportunities in doing so. History and philosophy of science research demonstrates that the public impression of embryos does not fit with our scientific understanding. In cases where there are competing understandings of the phenomena and public impacts, we have to negotiate social responses. Historians and philosophers of science can both inform and learn from engaging in the process, by helping to recognize underlying assumptions and by demonstrating changing ideas over time and what factors have caused the changes.
AB - The case of embryo research provides insight into the challenges for historians and philosophers of science who want to engage social issues, and even more challenges in engaging society. Yet there are opportunities in doing so. History and philosophy of science research demonstrates that the public impression of embryos does not fit with our scientific understanding. In cases where there are competing understandings of the phenomena and public impacts, we have to negotiate social responses. Historians and philosophers of science can both inform and learn from engaging in the process, by helping to recognize underlying assumptions and by demonstrating changing ideas over time and what factors have caused the changes.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10670-013-9540-6
DO - 10.1007/s10670-013-9540-6
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84908071100
SN - 0165-0106
VL - 79
SP - 999
EP - 1017
JO - Erkenntnis
JF - Erkenntnis
IS - 5
ER -