Tackling Epistemological Naivety: Large-Scale Information Systems and the Complexities of the Common Good

We have arrived at a situation in which policymakers and ethicists are considering abandoning informed consent in the governance of certain new technologies, many of which are related to large-scale information systems. A paradigm case is the problem with using individuals’ informed consent to regul...

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Main Author: Rommetveit, Kjetil (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2011
In: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Year: 2011, Volume: 20, Issue: 4, Pages: 584-595
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Summary:We have arrived at a situation in which policymakers and ethicists are considering abandoning informed consent in the governance of certain new technologies, many of which are related to large-scale information systems. A paradigm case is the problem with using individuals’ informed consent to regulate biobanks. As sometimes suggested, there is a need for “new ethical frameworks.”
ISSN:1469-2147
Contains:Enthalten in: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0963180111000326