Citation

Mayr A. Dtsch. Tierarztl. Wochenschr. 1994; 101(1): 4-7.

Vernacular Title

Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft: Eine Vertrauenskrise?

Affiliation

Lehrstuhl für Mikrobiologie und Seuchenlehre, Tierärztlichen Fakultät, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, Verlag M and H Schaper)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8131732

Abstract

Modern technical world is essentially dependent on science and technology. Due to this, more and more potential dangers between science and society build up, leading to a general fear of the threatening progress of science on all sectors, especially in nuclear research and gene technology, thus arousing the question of a crisis of confidence between science and society. It will be proved that this crisis does not exist. The thing to be done is to make science much more transparent than before. "Belief in science and fear of science" are discussed in detail, including the fear of a risk (reckless society). Further paragraphs deal with "limitations of situations of misery" by way of science and the "limits of science and action". The discussion of this matter entails a short comment on the "responsibility of the scientist". The political function of the scientist is underlined in a kind of "outlock". It is concluded that we cannot cope with a crisis of confidence between science and society. The scientification and technification of the biosphere cannot be reversed. Mankind must and will somehow manage the future.

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