Formation of the Concept of Dualism in the Application of Science and Technology

Jazyk: japonština
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: 中央大学社会科学研究所年報. 22:159-177
ISSN: 1343-2125
Popis: application/pdf
This article clarifies the formation of the concept of “dualism in the application of science and technology” in Japan. The findings are, the concept of dual-use arose in the cold war era to mean the coexistence of military and civilian purposes. In the context in which the Fink Report use the dual-use concept, it referred to the Asilomar conference in 1970s and the ELSI in 1990s. In post war, the development of nuclear weapons or the military use was dealt as “harmful misuse” whereas the peaceful activities were regarded as “good use” in Japan. And, in the statements from the Pugwash Conference and the Kyoto Conference of Scientists, and in the “Scientistʼs Charter”, the dualism in the use of science and technology was connected to the argument on social responsibility of scientists.
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