From Commodification to the Common Good
From Commodification to the Common Good The commodification of science--often identified with commercialization, or the selling of expertise and research results and the "capitalization of knowledge"…
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From Commodification to the Common Good
The commodification of science--often identified with commercialization, or the selling of expertise and research results and the "capitalization of knowledge" in academia and beyond--has been investigated as a threat to the autonomy of science and academic culture and criticized for undermining the social responsibility of modern science. Scientific knowledge, he argues, constitutes a common good only if it serves those affected by the issues at stake, irrespective of commercial gain. In From Commodification to the Common Good, Hans Radder revisits the commodification of the sciences from a philosophical perspective to focus instead on a potential alternative, the notion of public-interest science.
Scrutinizing the theory and practices of scientific and technological patenting, Radder challenges the legitimacy of commercial monopolies and the private appropriation and