Science and Postmodernism: From Right-Thinking to Soft-Despotism

Trends Biotechnol. 2017 Apr;35(4):283-285. doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2017.02.006. Epub 2017 Feb 28.

Abstract

Given that some groups want to force scientists into "public engagement", it is legitimate to engage in a debate about the ideology of those groups, which I define as postmodern. Postmodernism tries to impose social coercive tools in the form of 'democratization of science' or 'Responsible Research and Innovation'.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Postmodernism*
  • Public Opinion*
  • Science*