Simplified knowledge, technoscience and risk omission. The case of genetically modified organisms

Technoscience has been associated with significant risks to the environment and human health. In turn, these risks have been attributed to a scientific ignorance about the damages that can be generated by technoscience. In this paper we argue that, instead of being associated with a non-knowledge, a...

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Autores principales: Francese, Christian, Folguera, Guillermo
Formato: Artículo publishedVersion Artículos evaluados por pares
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UBA 2018
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Acceso en línea:http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/runa/article/view/4251
http://suquia.ffyh.unc.edu.ar/handle/suquia/15715
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topic Technoscience
Risks Genetically modified organisms
Biotechnology
Epistemic simplification
Tecnociencia
Riesgos
Organismos genéticamente modificados
Biotecnología
Simplificación epistémica
Tecnociência
Riscos
Organismos Geneticamente Modificados
Biotecnologia
Simplificação epistêmica
spellingShingle Technoscience
Risks Genetically modified organisms
Biotechnology
Epistemic simplification
Tecnociencia
Riesgos
Organismos genéticamente modificados
Biotecnología
Simplificación epistémica
Tecnociência
Riscos
Organismos Geneticamente Modificados
Biotecnologia
Simplificação epistêmica
Francese, Christian
Folguera, Guillermo
Simplified knowledge, technoscience and risk omission. The case of genetically modified organisms
topic_facet Technoscience
Risks Genetically modified organisms
Biotechnology
Epistemic simplification
Tecnociencia
Riesgos
Organismos genéticamente modificados
Biotecnología
Simplificación epistémica
Tecnociência
Riscos
Organismos Geneticamente Modificados
Biotecnologia
Simplificação epistêmica
description Technoscience has been associated with significant risks to the environment and human health. In turn, these risks have been attributed to a scientific ignorance about the damages that can be generated by technoscience. In this paper we argue that, instead of being associated with a non-knowledge, another source of risks can come from a simplification of complex elements of scientific knowledge. Thus, considering the case of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) for agricultural use, our analysis compares conceptualizations of biotechnology with the knowledge of molecular disciplinary genetics. For this purpose, specialized bibliography of both areas of knowledge is examined. Our results show that the knowledge associated with GMOs presents a linear and deterministic vision compared to the complexity present in contemporary molecular genetics. Unforeseen complexity may be associated with damage to the environment and populations.
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Folguera, Guillermo
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title Simplified knowledge, technoscience and risk omission. The case of genetically modified organisms
title_short Simplified knowledge, technoscience and risk omission. The case of genetically modified organisms
title_full Simplified knowledge, technoscience and risk omission. The case of genetically modified organisms
title_fullStr Simplified knowledge, technoscience and risk omission. The case of genetically modified organisms
title_full_unstemmed Simplified knowledge, technoscience and risk omission. The case of genetically modified organisms
title_sort simplified knowledge, technoscience and risk omission. the case of genetically modified organisms
publisher Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UBA
publishDate 2018
url http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/runa/article/view/4251
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