Preface

“The Relevance of Science, Technology, and Society: The ‘Social Turn’,” Wenceslao J. Gonzalez.

I. Theoretical Framework

“The Philosophical Approach to Science, Technology, and Society,” Wenceslao J. Gonzalez.

“Objectivity and Proffesional Duties Regarding Science and Technology,” Kristin Shrader-Frechette.

II. STS: From the Present Situation to the Future Projection

“Metascientific Analysis and Methodological Learning in Regulatory Science,” José Luis Luján.

“How to Reform Science and Technology,” Kristin Shrader-Frechette.

III. The Relation between Science and Society

“Progress and Social Impact in Design Sciences,” Anna Estany Profitos.

“Experiments, Instruments, and Society: Radioisotopes in Biomedical Research,” María JesúsSantesmases.

IV. The Nexus between Technology and Society

“Philosophical Patterns of Rationality and Technological Change,” Ramón Queraltó Moreno.

Subject Index.

Index of Names