Elective modernism and the politics of (bio)ethical expertise

Nathan Emmerich

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-92738-1_2

Elective modernism and the politics of (bio)ethical expertise

Nathan Emmerich^*

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In this essay I consider whether the political perspective of third wave science studies elective modernism offers a suitable framework for understanding the policy-making contributions that (bio)ethical experts might make. The question arises as a consequence of the fact that I have taken inspiration from the third wave in order to develop an account of (bio)ethical expertise. I offer a prÃ©cis of this work and a brief summary of elective modernism before considering their relation. The view I set out suggests that elective modernism is a political philosophy and that although its use in relation to the use of scientific expertise in political and policy-making process has implications for the role of (bio)ethical expertise it does not, in the final analysis, provide an account that is appropriate for this latter form of specialist expertise. Nevertheless, it is an informative perspective, and one that can help us make sense of the political uses of (bio)ethical expertise

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Philosophies and Sociologies of Bioethics
Subtitle of host publication	Crossing the divides
Publisher	Springer International Publishing AG
Pages	23-40
Number of pages	18
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319927381
ISBN (Print)	9783319927374
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92738-1_2
Publication status	Published - 9 Jul 2018

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