Autonomy and technological risk
Project description
This research concerns to question how respect for autonomy can be improved in decisions concerning the acceptability of technological risk. Imposition of technological risks without the consent of the individual is considered morally problematic. Through various case-studies options are investigated to increase influence of the individual on technological risks.Research partners
Not applicable (PhD-project)
Funding
No external fundingKey publications
Asveld, Lotte. 2008. Respect for Autonomy and Technological Risk. Simon Stevin Series in the Ethics of Technology, no. 1. Delft: Delft University of Technology.
available onlineAsveld, L. 2007. Autonomy and Risk: Criteria for International Trade Regimes. Journal of Global Ethics 3 (1):21-38.available online
Asveld, L. 2006. Informed Consent in Fields of Medical and Technological Practice: An Explorative Comparison. Techné: Research in Philosophy and Technology, Fall 2006, pp.18-34.
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