Science fiction as a spearhead for ethical reflection of the social uses of technology
Abstract Without a doubt social studies in science and technology are increasingly combining a variety of disciplines, including art and literature that stand out for their potential to raise awareness and cause reflections on the transformations generated by scientific and technological progress. In this line, the so called anti-utopias and dystopias, further accentuate the characteristics outlines, as they allow denouncing social problems and oppressive socio political contexts, precisely because of its ability to show a virtual scenario (notyet real)but still possible. In literature we can mention two novels which are already classic examples of dystopias: 1984 by George Orwell and Brave new world by Aldous Huxley. Much of the science fiction films are based on books of this genre. Black Mirror is a british miniseries whose focus is on the various ways in which technology affects and interacts with society, it has earned impressive reviews from science fiction lovers. In this paper we propose to perform a critical assessment of what the series offers as STS content.
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CONVENCIÓN para la Protección de los Derechos Humanos y de la Dignidad del Ser Humano con respecto a las aplicaciones de la Biología y la Medicina (Convenio sobre Derechos Humanos y Biomedicina o «Convención de Asturias de Bioética»), Consejo de Europa (1997): http://www.sibi.org/pub/conv.htm.
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COLABORADORES de Wikipedia (2008): Distopía [en línea]. Wikipedia, La enciclopedia libre [fecha de consulta: 16 de noviembre de 2008]. Disponible en: http:// es.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distop%C3%ADa&oldid=21807985.
CONVENCIÓN para la Protección de los Derechos Humanos y de la Dignidad del Ser Humano con respecto a las aplicaciones de la Biología y la Medicina (Convenio sobre Derechos Humanos y Biomedicina o «Convención de Asturias de Bioética»), Consejo de Europa (1997): http://www.sibi.org/pub/conv.htm.
GONZÁLEZ GARCÍA, M. I. (2008): Documento Interno del Máster Oficial en Estudios Sociales de la Ciencia. Tema 5. «Nuevas aportaciones en los estudios sociales de la ciencia y la tecnología».
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Sannazzaro, J. (2015). Science fiction as a spearhead for ethical reflection of the social uses of technology. Artefactos. Philosophical Studies on Science and Technology, 5(1), 185–193. Retrieved from https://revistas.usal.es/cinco/index.php/artefactos/article/view/12428
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