Technology in the Age of Innovation: Responsible Innovation as a New Subdomain Within the Philosophy of Technology

Lucien von Schomberg, Vincent Blok · 2019 · Philosophy & Technology

Summary. This paper examines responsible innovation frameworks through a philosophical lens, arguing that current RI approaches fail to question the technological nature of innovation itself. The authors contend that innovation is presupposed as inherently technological within a techno-economic paradigm, which actually constrains rather than enables responsible steering of innovation outcomes. They conclude that RI frameworks are themselves shaped by the very paradigm they attempt to direct.

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  title   = {Technology in the Age of Innovation: Responsible Innovation as a New Subdomain Within the Philosophy of Technology},
  author  = {Lucien von Schomberg and Vincent Blok},
  journal = {Philosophy & Technology},
  year    = {2019},
  doi     = {10.1007/s13347-019-00386-3},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s13347-019-00386-3}
}

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DOI

10.1007/s13347-019-00386-3

Countries

Netherlands

Regions

Europe

Categories

innovation-theory, policy, general-innovation

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2026-04-28