GRADUATE SCHOOL OF
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY

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Φ-STP (Philosophy of Science and Technology Policy)
Φ-STP (Philosophy of Science and Technology Policy)

Philosophy of Science, Science and Values, Ethics and Governance of Emerging Technologies

Using the methods of philosophy of science and technology to understand how innovation impacts our lives, our values, and policies directing future scientific research

This group investigates how cutting-edge developments in science and technology emerge alongside and shape our social values and innovation policies. It does so from the perspective of philosophy of science in practice and integrated history and philosophy of science. We focus on exploratory forms of scientific research (novel entities, methods, and models) past and present in areas such as regulatory toxicology, pharmacology, and biomedical science. We ask how choices are made in the pursuit of innovation, how these choices may benefit or marginalize socio-economic groups, what ethical and epistemic constraints are deployed to direct research and policy, and how we might come to a better understanding of the epistemologies of innovation and science and technology policy-making.

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    Values, Pluralism, and Emerging Technologies
    KAIST Φ-STP (Philosophy of Science and Technology Policy)

    How are science and technology policy choices made when there are considerable differences in values among stakeholders? Why does some research get pursued and not others? Are there “technical fixes” to ethical problems? Can there be pragmatic convergence of policy goals? How does ethical argumentation impact on innovation?

    Researcher(s): Grant Fisher

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    Knowledge and Values in Exploratory Science and Technology
    KAIST Φ-STP (Philosophy of Science and Technology Policy)

    What is scientific exploration and why is it important? How do emerging technologies shape standards of evidence in the sciences that inform policy-making? What drives exploratory science? Are new kinds of models – such as in vitro stem cell cultures in toxicology – able to enhance our ability to protect public health?

    Researcher(s): Grant Fisher

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    4IR: Social and Ethical Implications
    KAIST 2017.07 - 2017.11 Φ-STP (Philosophy of Science and Technology Policy)

    What is the “fourth industrial revolution”? Is it conducive to a fairer society? How do we conceive “disruptive innovations” and their socio-economic impacts? What are the benefits and problems associated with proprietary A.I. algorithms used to assist with judicial decision-making?

    Researcher(s): Grant Fisher, Richard Sung, HyeJeong Han

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    Ethics, Evidence, and Ebola: Prospects and Problems for Global Health Policy
    KAIST 2016.01 - 2016.12 Φ-STP (Philosophy of Science and Technology Policy)

    Does research into potential treatments for Ebola on broadly humanitarian grounds impact on the epistemological veracity of experimental design? What are the ethical implications of exploratory studies of disease in developing nations?

    Researcher(s): Grant Fisher, Sun Woong Kim

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