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Nurturing Technologies for Sustainability Transitions

Nurturing Technologies for Sustainability Transitions This paper is a commentary to a paper by Erik Paredis (2011). It is firstly argued that the theories of technology, as distinguished by Feenberg, cannot adequately explain the different interpretations of the role of technology in the transition towards sustainability, as Paredis argues. Secondly, the basic argument of Paredis is countered that transition research is fundamentally handicapped by its constructivists roots to discriminate between options. Finally it is argued that a third strand of transition research exists that is explicitly interventionist, and that nurtures specific technology in context. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Foundations of Science Springer Journals

Nurturing Technologies for Sustainability Transitions

Foundations of Science , Volume 18 (2) – Oct 16, 2011

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2011 by Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
Subject
Philosophy; Philosophy of Science; Methodology of the Social Sciences; Mathematical Logic and Foundations
ISSN
1233-1821
eISSN
1572-8471
DOI
10.1007/s10699-011-9271-6
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Abstract

This paper is a commentary to a paper by Erik Paredis (2011). It is firstly argued that the theories of technology, as distinguished by Feenberg, cannot adequately explain the different interpretations of the role of technology in the transition towards sustainability, as Paredis argues. Secondly, the basic argument of Paredis is countered that transition research is fundamentally handicapped by its constructivists roots to discriminate between options. Finally it is argued that a third strand of transition research exists that is explicitly interventionist, and that nurtures specific technology in context.

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Foundations of ScienceSpringer Journals

Published: Oct 16, 2011

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