Poiesis & Praxis is an interdisciplinary forum for reflection and deliberation on the scientific and technological future of our civilization. Contributions collected here are devoted to research on the consequences of scientific, technological and bio-medical advances and their relevance to society ...

Poiesis & Praxis is an interdisciplinary forum for reflection and deliberation on the scientific and technological future of our civilization. Contributions collected here are devoted to research on the consequences of scientific, technological and bio-medical advances and their relevance to society; and reflections on the ethics of science and technology assessment. This includes investigations on the philosophy of science, law, sociology and economics; discussion of methods, ideas and processes of ethics of science and technology assessment; the relationship between technology assessment and ethics of science on one hand and politics and society on the other.