Postnormal Science and the maturing of the structural contradictions of modern European science

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Ravetz, Jerome (2011) Postnormal Science and the maturing of the structural contradictions of modern European science. Futures, 43 (2). pp. 142-148.

Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2010.10.002

Abstract

To analyze the sometimes paradoxical features of contemporary science, I use the concept of ‘contradiction’, namely a problem that cannot be solved within the confines of the system in which it is set. I study such contradictions as knowledge and power, knowledge and ignorance, the True and the Good, innovation and property, elitism/democracy, and reality and safety. I then sketch the reactions that have occurred so far, both official and popular, and advance some ideas of my own, including awareness and non-violence.

Item Type:	Article
Date Deposited:	07 Nov 2011 15:44
Last Modified:	30 Sep 2016 11:22
URI:	http://eureka.sbs.ox.ac.uk/id/eprint/1091

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