Technology assessment and the 'ethical matrix'
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Technology assessment and the 'ethical matrix'
This paper explores the usefulness of the ‘ethical matrix’, proposed by Ben Mepham, as a tool in technology assessment, specifically in food ethics. We consider what the matrix is, how it might be useful as a tool in ethical decisionmaking, and what drawbacks might be associated with it. We suggest that it is helpful for fact-finding in ethical debates relating to food ethics; but that it is mu...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Poiesis & Praxis
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1615-6609,1615-6617
DOI: 10.1007/s10202-003-0027-4