萨克塞技术伦理思想及其启示

Hans Sachsse’s Ethics of Technology and its Revelation

汉斯·萨克塞(1906-1992)德国化学家、技术哲学家,他的《技术与责任》(1972)一书是德国第一本专门讨论技术伦理问题的专著。在这本书中他反对科学主义,要求建立一门符合当代技术实际的、具体可操作的"未来学",减少决策中的非理性成分,规范技术的发展,对未来预先关照。为此他要求一种新的伦理,即"主体间的伦理"的诞生。他呼吁科技人员在职业道德的发扬、科学技术知识的传播、跨学科的合作、环境保护、技术评估以及观念的转变等方面积极地承担责任。作为科学家他的这种责任意识以及他提出的几点建议对于我国理工科大学生以及科学技术工作者都有重要的借鉴和学习意义。

Hans Sachsse(1906-1992) is a famous chemist and philosopher of technology in Germany. His book Technology and Responsibility (1972) is a professional work on ethics of technology. In this book he opposes scientism and hopes to found a discipline-'Futurology'. This discipline helps to reduce irrational elements in policy making,regulate developments of technology and look after the future in advance. So he hopes that one new ethics,that is 'intersubjective ethics',will come into being. He also appeals that scientist and technician actively take the responsibility in professional ethics developing,the knowledge of science and technology propagating,interdiscipline cooperating,environment protecting,technology valuating and idea changing.