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Prof.dr. T.E. Swierstra

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Expertise Philosophical, ethical, questions concerning technology in general, and concerning medical biotechnology in particular
Expertise (NL) Philosophical, ethical, questions concerning technology in general, and concerning medical biotechnology in particular
Digital Author ID info:eu-repo/dai/nl/161912214
Addition Board member of The Netherlands Graduate School of Science, Technology and Modern Culture (WTMC); Member of the Management Team of the National 3TU Centre for Ethics and Technology; Chair of the Dutch Society of the Philosophy of Medicine.

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Organisation Department of Philosophy (UM)
Chair (EN) Philosophy
Chair (NL) Wijsbegeerte
Phone +31-43-3884775
Email t. swierstra -at- maastrichtuniversity. nl
URL http://www.fdcw.unimaas.nl/staff/default.asp?id=404

Publications

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Communication about technology: attitude formation in the public debate about nanotechnology
Exploring the interaction between technology and morality in the field of genetic susceptibility testing: a scenario study
Taking Care of the Symbolic Order. How Converging Technologies Challenge our Concepts
Converging Technologies, Shifting Boundaries
Dealing with Independence: Doctoring in Physical Rehabilitation Practice
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Current research

(the most recent research is at the top)
Supervisor Historicizing Medical Ethics. A history of clinical research ethics in the Netherlands after the Second World War
Project leader Negotiating Medical Ethics A historical study of the interaction between medico-ethical theory and clinical research practices in the Netherlands after the Second World War
Supervisor Responsible translation practices in the development of novel Alzheimer’s disease diagnostics
Supervisor Responsible innovation in food technology. About the intricate web of soft impacts, (ir)responsibilities, and mutual lack of trust
Project leader Molecular Diagnostics: towards a realistic form of ethical Technology Assessment

Completed research projects

(the most recent research is at the top)
Supervisor Doing good with things. Taking responsibility for the social role of technologies
Project leader Politics by all means – an enquiry into technological liberalism
Project leader Normative implications of non-invasive, quantitative, acousto-optic registration of chemical substrates in human blood and tissue

Classification

C30000 Technology assessment
D32000 Philosophy

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