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- Title
Ethics, science, and the mechanisation of the world picture.
- Authors
Rosenbrock, Howard
- Abstract
A nascent science in the sixteenth century rejected explanations in terms of purpose in favour of causality, and this bias has persisted and grown stronger. It has unfortunate consequences in areas where social and ethical considerations should prevail, and the paper describes a search extending over 20 years for a way in which these consequences could be avoided.
- Subjects
INDUSTRIAL efficiency; TASK analysis; JOB analysis; CAUSATION (Philosophy); QUANTUM theory; TAYLORISM (Management); WORK design; METHODS engineering
- Publication
AI & Society, 2004, Vol 18, Issue 1, p7
- ISSN
0951-5666
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00146-003-0293-7