Ibo van de Poel

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Ibo van de Poel is Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Professor in Ethics and Technology at Delft University of Technology. [1]

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Academic contributions

According to Google Scholar, Van de Poel's work has been cited over 3700 times and he currently holds an h-index of 35. Additionally, he is the author of the first Dutch textbook on ethics and technology. [2]

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References

  1. TU Delft. "Prof.dr.ir. I.R. (Ibo) van de Poel". TU Delft. Archived from the original on 2021-09-06.
  2. "Ethiek & Techniek | LIvET" . Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  3. van de Poel, Ibo; Sand, Martin (2018-09-29). "Varieties of responsibility: two problems of responsible innovation". Synthese. 198: 4769–4787. doi: 10.1007/s11229-018-01951-7 . ISSN   0039-7857.
  4. van de Poel, Ibo (2018-06-26). "Design for value change". Ethics and Information Technology. 23: 27–31. doi: 10.1007/s10676-018-9461-9 . ISSN   1388-1957.
  5. van de Poel, Ibo (June 2016). "An Ethical Framework for Evaluating Experimental Technology". Science and Engineering Ethics. 22 (3): 667–686. doi:10.1007/s11948-015-9724-3. ISSN   1353-3452. PMC   4912576 . PMID   26573302.
  6. The ethics of nuclear energy : risk, justice and democracy in the post-Fukushima era. Taebi, Behnam., Roeser, Sabine. Cambridge, United Kingdom. 2015. ISBN   978-1-316-35809-2. OCLC   920882480.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. Philosophy and engineering : reflections on practice, principles and process. Michelfelder, Diane P., 1953-, McCarthy, Natasha,, Goldberg, David E. (David Edward), 1953-. Dordrecht. 13 January 2014. ISBN   978-94-007-7762-0. OCLC   870709008.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  8. van de Poel, Ibo; Nihlén Fahlquist, Jessica; Doorn, Neelke; Zwart, Sjoerd; Royakkers, Lambèr (2012-03-01). "The Problem of Many Hands: Climate Change as an Example". Science and Engineering Ethics. 18 (1): 49–67. doi:10.1007/s11948-011-9276-0. ISSN   1471-5546. PMC   3275719 . PMID   21533835.
  9. Roeser, Sabine; Hillerbrand, Rafaela; Sandin, Per; Peterson, Martin, eds. (2012). Handbook of Risk Theory: Epistemology, Decision Theory, Ethics, and Social Implications of Risk. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands. doi:10.1007/978-94-007-1433-5. ISBN   978-94-007-1432-8.
  10. van de Poel, Ibo; Zwart, Sjoerd D. (March 2010). "Reflective Equilibrium in R & D Networks". Science, Technology, & Human Values. 35 (2): 174–199. doi:10.1177/0162243909340272. ISSN   0162-2439. S2CID   145344327.