About Me
Dr. Dr.phil. RENE VON SCHOMBERG is a philosopher and a STS specialist. He is a Senior Research Fellow at Käte Hamburger Kolleg Aachen: Cultures of Research, RWTH Aachen University, Germany and Guest Professor, Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany;
Former Official of the European Commission He holds Ph.D's from the University of Twente (NL) (Science and Technology Studies) and J.W.Goethe University in Frankfurt (Philosophy). He has been a European Union Fellow at George Mason University, USA in 2007 and has been with the European Commission from 1998-2021.
Tag Archives: philosophy
Raising the Sail of Innovation. Philosophical Explorations on Responsible Innovation
The reality of today’s global challenges has paved the way for Responsible Innovation (RI), which aims to steer innovation processes towards societally desirable outcomes. Under the sway of ‘science with and for society’, the hypothesis is that innovation can only … Continue reading
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Tagged ethics, philosophy, responsible innovation, RRI
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Technology, ethics and public debate
Emerging technologies, philosophy and public debate Issues of interest: how should we deal with technological risks? what are the impacts of emerging technologies on our lives and our society? how can we bring technological development under democratic governance? what doe … Continue reading
