The commodification of science-often identified with commercialization, or the selling of expertise and research results and the "capitalization of knowledge" in academia and beyond-has been investigated as a threat to the autonomy of science and academic culture and criticized for undermining the social responsibility of modern science. In From Commodification to the Common Good, Hans Radder revisits the commodification of the sciences from a philosophical perspective to focus instead on a potential alternative, the notion of public-interest science. Scientific knowledge, he argues, constitutes a common good only if it serves those affected by the issues at stake, irrespective of commercial gain. Scrutinizing the theory and practices of scientific and technological patenting, Radder challenges the legitimacy of commercial monopolies and the private appropriation and exploitation of research results. His book invites us to reevaluate established laws and to question doctrines and practices that may impede or even prohibit scientific research and social progress so that we might achieve real and significant transformations in service of the common good.
| ISBN: | 9780822945796 |
| Publication date: | 24th September 2019 |
| Author: | Hans Radder |
| Publisher: | University of Pittsburgh Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 312 pages |
| Genres: |
Philosophy of science Impact of science and technology on society History of science |
The commodification of science-often identified with commercialization, or the selling of expertise and research results and the "capitalization of knowledge" in academia and beyond-has been investigated as a threat to the autonomy of science and academic culture and criticized for undermining the social responsibility of modern science. In From Commodification to the Common Good, Hans Radder revisits the commodification of the sciences from a philosophical perspective to focus instead on a potential alternative, the notion of public-interest science. Scientific knowledge, he argues, constitutes a common good only if it serves those affected by the issues at stake, irrespective of commercial gain. Scrutinizing the theory and practices of scientific and technological patenting, Radder challenges the legitimacy of commercial monopolies and the private appropriation and exploitation of research results. His book invites us to reevaluate established laws and to question doctrines and practices that may impede or even prohibit scientific research and social progress so that we might achieve real and significant transformations in service of the common good.
From Commodification to the Common Good features in the following genres: Philosophy of science, Impact of science and technology on society, History of science
From Commodification to the Common Good is available in Hardback
From Commodification to the Common Good was written by Hans Radder and published by University of Pittsburgh Press
From Commodification to the Common Good has 312 pages
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