1) The document discusses legal and scientific issues in Japan following the 2011 Tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster.
2) It outlines a research project examining "Legal Decision-making under Scientific Uncertainty" and the need for lawyers and scientists to cooperate given judges' lack of scientific expertise.
3) The project aims to move beyond an adversarial approach to allow open discussion between experts from different fields to reach consensus on precautionary issues regarding emerging technologies.
The document discusses concurrent evidence and the risk of polarization in decision making processes. It argues that concurrent evidence by multiple experts is effective for resolving scientific uncertainties, as their mutual examination helps correct mistakes and converge views. However, when there are disagreements over values or issue framing, concurrent evidence risks polarization rather than convergence. Polarization occurs as more extreme views influence others, dividing people into opposing sides. While concurrent evidence has safeguards against this, polarization indicates underlying conflicts existed from the start. The essence of concurrent evidence lies in properly acknowledging and addressing divergence of views, not pretending neutral decisions can be made.
1) The document discusses legal and scientific issues in Japan following the 2011 Tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster.
2) It outlines a research project examining "Legal Decision-making under Scientific Uncertainty" and the need for lawyers and scientists to cooperate given judges' lack of scientific expertise.
3) The project aims to move beyond an adversarial approach to allow open discussion between experts from different fields to reach consensus on precautionary issues regarding emerging technologies.
The document discusses concurrent evidence and the risk of polarization in decision making processes. It argues that concurrent evidence by multiple experts is effective for resolving scientific uncertainties, as their mutual examination helps correct mistakes and converge views. However, when there are disagreements over values or issue framing, concurrent evidence risks polarization rather than convergence. Polarization occurs as more extreme views influence others, dividing people into opposing sides. While concurrent evidence has safeguards against this, polarization indicates underlying conflicts existed from the start. The essence of concurrent evidence lies in properly acknowledging and addressing divergence of views, not pretending neutral decisions can be made.
This document discusses the intergenerational aspects of constitutional legitimacy. It presents two views of time - eternalism and presentism - and how they relate to different conceptions of legitimacy. Eternalism supports legitimacy based on integrity and continuity over time, while presentism focuses on freedom and openness to change. Generational accounting shows imbalances that could undermine care for future generations, but responding to uncertainty may strengthen bonds to the distant future and constitutional legitimacy.
This document discusses the intergenerational aspects of constitutional legitimacy. It presents two views of time - eternalism and presentism - and how they relate to different conceptions of legitimacy. Eternalism supports legitimacy based on integrity and continuity over time, while presentism focuses on freedom and openness to change. Generational accounting shows imbalances that could undermine care for future generations, but responding to uncertainty may strengthen bonds to the distant future and constitutional legitimacy.
The document discusses various topics including autonomous vehicles and how they make decisions regarding accidents, diversity in Shibuya, cloning and its ethical issues, and creating virtual worlds. It provides several links to news articles on these topics from sources such as the Asahi Shimbun, Huffington Post Japan, Nikkei Science, and Washington Post. The links suggest further reading on technologies and social issues around decision making, diversity, genetic engineering, and virtual reality.
2019.3.22 International Workshop on Meta-Science & Technology吉良貴之 KIra Takayuki
Takayuki Kira, "Normative Range Problem on Intergenerational Justice" (discussion with Prof. Konrad Ott), International Workshop on Meta-Science & Technology (invited), 22 March 2019, Kobe University, Japan.