Analogical reasoning in handling emerging technologies: The case of umbilical cord blood biobanking

Hofmannab, Bjørn, Solbakkac, Jan Helge and Holm, Søren 2006. Analogical reasoning in handling emerging technologies: The case of umbilical cord blood biobanking. The American Journal of Bioethics 6 (6) , pp. 49-57. 10.1080/15265160600938724

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Abstract

How are we individually and as a society to handle new and emerging technologies? This challenging question underlies much of the bioethical debates of modern times. To address this question we need suitable conceptions of the new technology and ways of identifying its proper management and regulation. To establish conceptions and to find ways to handle emerging technologies we tend to use analogies extensively. The aim of this article is to investigate the role that analogies play or may play in the processes of understanding and managing new technology. More precisely we aim to unveil the role of analogies as analytical devices in exploring the "being" of the new technology as well the normative function of analogies in conceptualizing the characteristics and applications of new technology. Umbilical cord blood biobanking will be used as a case to investigate these roles and functions.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Law
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BJ Ethics K Law > K Law (General) R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
Uncontrolled Keywords:	analogies, technology, umbilical cord, biobank
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis Group
ISSN:	1526-5161
Last Modified:	31 Jan 2020 04:55
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/47807

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