Conceptualizing dual use: a multidimensional approach
- The problem of dual use is characterized by a wide range of activities or types of research and technology utilization. In this article, I explore the phenomenon of dual use in several steps to make it accessible for ethical inquiries: first, I examine the phenomenon in more detail; is it a genuine property of technologies and methods, a fundamental problem for research ethics, or a specific precondition for trade-off situations? Second, I show that various factors contribute to a certain good becoming a real dual use good. Third, I propose to develop a three-dimensional classification and evaluation system for dual use risks.
| Author: | Martin HähnelORCiDGND |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:384-opus4-1188710 |
| Frontdoor URL | https://opus.bibliothek.uni-augsburg.de/opus4/118871 |
| ISSN: | 1747-0161OPAC |
| ISSN: | 2047-6094OPAC |
| Parent Title (English): | Research Ethics |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
| Place of publication: | London |
| Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Year of first Publication: | 2025 |
| Publishing Institution: | Universität Augsburg |
| Release Date: | 2025/02/04 |
| Volume: | 21 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| First Page: | 205 |
| Last Page: | 227 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1177/17470161241261466 |
| Institutes: | Medizinische Fakultät |
| Medizinische Fakultät / Professur für Ethik der Medizin | |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 1 Philosophie und Psychologie / 10 Philosophie / 100 Philosophie und Psychologie |
| Licence (German): |  CC-BY-NC 4.0: Creative Commons: Namensnennung - Nicht kommerziell |
