Ethical responsibility in agricultural innovations: The role of technological imaginaries

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M. Innocenti Department of Philosophy, University of Milan, Via Festa del Perdono 7, 20122 Milan, Italy E-mail: marco.innocenti@unimi.it

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130–134
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004715509_021
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This article explores the influence of the narrative and symbolic milieu around in-progress technologies on innovator’s awareness of the moral significance of their actions and decisions. Discussing technological imaginaries within the framework of Responsible Innovation, we elaborate on the concept of ‘naturalness’ in the development of agricultural technologies. Arguably, this ‘thick’ concept, when associated with these imaginaries, can diminish the perceived moral significance of technology. We will take as a case study the biomonitoring technologies using beehives, a hybrid of digital tools and traditional agriculture. This example will illustrate how technological imaginaries around ‘natural’ technologies can influence ethical perceptions and, thereby, innovator’s responsibility-taking.

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EurSafe2024 Proceedings

Back to the future - Sustainable innovations for ethical food production and consumption

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E-Book ISBN:
9789004715509
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Wageningen Academic
Print Publication Date:
03 Sep 2024
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