Arianna Ferrari

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS), Head of research area Innovation processes and impacts of technology

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current leading the project on "Visions of in-vitro meat - Analysis of the technical and social aspects and visions of in-vitro meat" (in German) http://invitrofleisch.info/ and working in the project: "Visions as socio-epistemic practices - Theoretical foundation and practical application of Vision Assessment in Technology Assessment" http://www.itas.kit.edu/english/iut_current_loes14_luv.php AND
the project "Additive Bio-Manufacturing: 3D Printing for Medical Recovery and Human Enhancement" for STOA ( European Parliament) https://www.itas.kit.edu/english/projects_ferr16_addbiom.php
Phone: Tel : +49(0)72160822705
Address: ITAS/KIT (Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis/ Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
Karlstraße 11
76133 Karlsruhe, Germany
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Books by Arianna Ferrari

Envisioning the future of animals through in vitro meat

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Lexikon der Mensch-Tier-Beziehungen

Unsere Beziehung zu den »anderen« Tieren gewinnt nicht bloß mehr und mehr an gesellschaftlicher B... more Unsere Beziehung zu den »anderen« Tieren gewinnt nicht bloß mehr und mehr an gesellschaftlicher Bedeutung, sie ist auch für die Wissenschaften wieder zum Thema geworden.
Mit diesem Band widmet sich zum ersten Mal ein Lexikon umfassend den Mensch-Tier-Beziehungen. Im Gegensatz zu traditionellen Einführungen in die Tierethik beschränkt sich das groß angelegte Werk aber nicht auf moralphilosophische Themen, sondern beleuchtet die Mensch-Tier-Beziehungen u.a. auch aus historischer, soziologischer, ethologischer und kulturwissenschaftlicher Perspektive.

Responsibility in nanotechnology development

by Arianna Ferrari and Paolo Magaudda

Torben B. Zülsdorf, Christopher Coenen, Ulrich Fiedeler, Arianna Ferrari, Colin Milburn, Matthias Wienroth (2011) (eds.) Quantum Engagements Social Reflections of Nanoscience and Emerging Technologies, IOS Press

Beate Lüttenberg, Arianna Ferrari, Johann S. Ach (Hg.) (2011) Im Dienste der Schönheit? Interdisziplinäre Perspektiven auf die Ästhetische Chirurgie

 Brand C., Engels E.-M., Ferrari A., Kovács L. (Hrsg.) (2008): Wie funktioniert Bioethik? Interdisziplinäre Entscheidungsfindung im Spannungsfeld von theoretischem Begründungsanspruch und praktischem Regelungsbedarf, Mentis Verlag, Paderborn.

 Balistreri M., Ferrari A. (2004) La ricerca sugli embrioni in Europa e nel mondo. Leggi e documenti, Zadig Editore, Milano.

 Fiedeler U., Davies S., Coenen C., Ferrari A. (2010): Understanding Nanotechnology. Philosophy, Policy and Publics. IOS Press.

 Ferrari A., Gammel S. (2010): Visionen der Nanotechnologien. AKA Verlag, Heidelberg.

 Ferrari A. (2008): Genmaus & Co. Gentechnisch veränderte Tiere in der Biomedizin. Harald Fischer Verlag, Erlangen.

 Ferrari A., Coenen C., Grunwald A., Sauter A. (2010): Animal Enhancement. Neue technische Möglichkeiten und ethische Fragen. che Fragen

Papers by Arianna Ferrari

How smart grid meets in vitro meat: on visions as socio-epistemic practices

The Problem With Super-Muscly Pigs

by Arianna Ferrari and Dr. Judith Benz-Schwarzburg

Introduction: Nanotechnologies and the Quest for Responsibility

The International Library of Ethics, Law and Technology, 2014

Super-muscly pigs: trading ethics for efficiency

by Arianna Ferrari and Dr. Judith Benz-Schwarzburg

www.issues.org

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La ricerca sugli embrioni in Europa e nel mondo, di M. Balistreri e A. Ferrari, Zadig, Milano 2004.

by Maurizio Balistreri and Arianna Ferrari

Technovisionary Paternalism and the Colonisation of Nature

chapter 1 in the book "Inquiring into Animal Enhancement Model or Countermodel of Human Enhanceme... more

Animals and Technoscientific Developments: Getting Out of Invisibility

Introduction to the session "Animals in technoscientific developments" in NanoEthics April 2015, ... more

Ethik des Essens: In-vitro-Fleisch und „verbesserte Tiere“

Bericht zur Konferenz „The Ethics of In-Vitro Flesh and Enhanced Animals Conference“ Rothbury, U... more

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Responsibility and Visions in the New and Emerging Technologies

In: Arnaldi, S.; Ferrari, A.; Magaudda, P.; Marin, F. (ed): Responsibility in nanotechnology deve... more

Envisioning the future of animals through in vitro meat

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Lexikon der Mensch-Tier-Beziehungen

Responsibility in nanotechnology development

by Arianna Ferrari and Paolo Magaudda

Beate Lüttenberg, Arianna Ferrari, Johann S. Ach (Hg.) (2011) Im Dienste der Schönheit? Interdisziplinäre Perspektiven auf die Ästhetische Chirurgie

 Balistreri M., Ferrari A. (2004) La ricerca sugli embrioni in Europa e nel mondo. Leggi e documenti, Zadig Editore, Milano.

 Fiedeler U., Davies S., Coenen C., Ferrari A. (2010): Understanding Nanotechnology. Philosophy, Policy and Publics. IOS Press.

 Ferrari A., Gammel S. (2010): Visionen der Nanotechnologien. AKA Verlag, Heidelberg.

 Ferrari A. (2008): Genmaus & Co. Gentechnisch veränderte Tiere in der Biomedizin. Harald Fischer Verlag, Erlangen.

 Ferrari A., Coenen C., Grunwald A., Sauter A. (2010): Animal Enhancement. Neue technische Möglichkeiten und ethische Fragen. che Fragen

How smart grid meets in vitro meat: on visions as socio-epistemic practices

The Problem With Super-Muscly Pigs

by Arianna Ferrari and Dr. Judith Benz-Schwarzburg

Introduction: Nanotechnologies and the Quest for Responsibility

The International Library of Ethics, Law and Technology, 2014

Super-muscly pigs: trading ethics for efficiency

by Arianna Ferrari and Dr. Judith Benz-Schwarzburg

www.issues.org

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La ricerca sugli embrioni in Europa e nel mondo, di M. Balistreri e A. Ferrari, Zadig, Milano 2004.

by Maurizio Balistreri and Arianna Ferrari

Technovisionary Paternalism and the Colonisation of Nature

chapter 1 in the book "Inquiring into Animal Enhancement Model or Countermodel of Human Enhanceme... more

Animals and Technoscientific Developments: Getting Out of Invisibility

Introduction to the session "Animals in technoscientific developments" in NanoEthics April 2015, ... more

Ethik des Essens: In-vitro-Fleisch und „verbesserte Tiere“

Bericht zur Konferenz „The Ethics of In-Vitro Flesh and Enhanced Animals Conference“ Rothbury, U... more

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Responsibility and Visions in the New and Emerging Technologies

In: Arnaldi, S.; Ferrari, A.; Magaudda, P.; Marin, F. (ed): Responsibility in nanotechnology deve... more

Zwischen Tierschutz und Ausbeutung: Animal Enhancement als HerrschaftsprojektIn: Rippe, K.-P.; Thurnherr, U. (Hrsg.): Tierisch Menschlich. Beiträge zur Tierphilosophie und Tierethik. Erlangen: Harald Fischer 2013, S. 97-114

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Introduction: Nanotechnologies and the quest for responsibilityIn: Arnaldi, S.; Ferrari, A.; Magaudda, P.; Marin, F. (ed.): Responsibility in nanotechnology development. Dordrecht, Niederlande: Springer 2014, S. 1-17, DOI: 978-94-017-9103-8

In: Arnaldi, S.; Ferrari, A.; Magaudda, P.; Marin, F. (ed.): Responsibility in nanotechnology dev... more

Tier und Technik. In: Grunwald, A. (Hrsg.): Handbuch Technikethik. Stuttgart, Weimar: Metzler 2013, S. 203-207

Introduction: S. NET and Nanoethics

by Arianna Ferrari and Sarah R Davies

NanoEthics, 2012

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Visions and Ethics in Current Discourse on Human Enhancement

by Arianna Ferrari, Armin Grunwald, and Christopher Coenen

NanoEthics, 2012

Since it is now broadly acknowledged that ethics should receive early consideration in discourse ... more Since it is now broadly acknowledged that ethics should receive early consideration in discourse on emerging technologies, ethical debates tend to flourish even while new fields of technology are still in their infancy. Such debates often liberally mix existing applications with technologies in the pipeline and far-reaching visions. This paper analyses the problems associated with this use of ethics as "preparatory" research, taking discourse on human enhancement in general and on pharmaceutical cognitive enhancement in particular as an example. The paper will outline and discuss the gap between the scientific and technological state of the art and the ethical debates, pointing out epistemic problems in this context. Furthermore, it will discuss the future role of genuine ethical reflection in discourse on human enhancement, arguing also that such discourse needs to include a technology assessment-in the broad sense of the term-which encompasses, inter alia, anthropological perspectives and aspects of social theory.

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Animal Disenhancement for Animal Welfare: The Apparent Philosophical Conundrums and the Real Exploitation of Animals. A Response to Thompson and Palmer

In his paper “The Opposite of Human Enhancement: Nanotechnology and the Blind Chicken problem” ( ... more In his paper “The Opposite of Human Enhancement: Nanotechnology and the Blind Chicken problem” ( Nanoethics 2: 305-36, 2008) Thompson argued that technological attempts to reduce or eliminate selected non-human animals’ capabilities (animal disenhancements) in order to solve or mitigate animal welfare problems in animals’ use pose a philosophical conundrum, because there is a contradiction between rational arguments in favor of these technological interventions and intuitions against them. In her response “Animal Disenhancement and the Non-Identity Problem: A Response to Thompson” ( Nanoethics 5:43–48, 2011), Palmer maintained that the philosophical conundrum is even deeper if we introduce the non-identity problem into the discussion. In my brief response, I claim that in order to avoid the pitfalls of speculative ethics, empirical facts related to the technologies involved as well as costs for the non-human animals have to be taken into account. Depending on which changes we are referring to, ethical problems can be seen very differently. Widening the consideration to the socio-economic context in which non-human animals are currently used by humans, I challenge the idea of genuine philosophical conundrums from an antispeciesist and abolitionist perspective. Only in a context of exploitation, in which non-human animals are deprived of basic rights and their existence is totally dependent on human exploitation, the contradictions between improvement of welfare and disenhancement of capabilities make sense. Content Type Journal Article Category Critical Discussion Notes Pages 1-12 DOI 10.1007/s11569-012-0139-1 Authors Arianna Ferrari, KIT/ITAS (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology/Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis), Karlsruhe, Germany Journal NanoEthics Online ISSN 1871-4765 Print ISSN 1871-4757.

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Beyond conversation: some lessons for nanoethics

by Arianna Ferrari and Alfred Nordmann

NanoEthics, Jan 1, 2010

One of the aims of the DEEPEN project was to deepen ethical understanding of issues related to em... more One of the aims of the DEEPEN project was to deepen ethical understanding of issues related to emerging nanotechnologies through an interdisciplinary approach utilizing insights from philosophy, ethics, and the social sciences. Accordingly, part of its final report was dedicated to the question of what was accomplished with regards to this aim and what further research is required. It relates two insights: Nanotechnologies intensify the ambivalence of ongoing, long-term developments; and yet, our intuitions and received story-lines fail us as a guide to ethical and political matters concerning nanotechnologies.

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Developments in the debate on nanoethics: traditional approaches and the need for new kinds of analysis

Nanoethics, Jan 1, 2010

This paper aims to review different discourses within the emerging field of ethical reflection on... more This paper aims to review different discourses within the emerging field of ethical reflection on nanotechnology. I will start by analysing the early stages of this debate, showing how it has been focused on searching for legitimacy for this sphere of moral inquiry. I will then characterise an ethical approach, common to many authors, which frames ethical issues in terms of risks and benefits. This approach identifies normative issues where there are conflicts of interest or where challenges to the fundamental values of our society arise. In response to the limitations of this approach, other commentators have called for more profound analysis of the limits of our knowledge, and have appealed to values, such as sustainability or responsibility, which should, they suggest, inform nanotechnological development (I will define this approach as a "sophisticated form of prudence"). After showing the ways in which these frameworks are limited, I will examine more recent developments in debates on nanoethics which call for the contextualisation of ethical discourse in its ontological, epistemic and socio-economic and political reflections. Such contextualisation thus involves inquiry into the 'metaphysical research program' (MRP) of nano-technology/ies and analysis of the socio-economic, political and historical reality of nano. These ideas offer genuinely new insights into the kind of approach required for nanoethical reflection: they recover a sense of the present alongside the need to engage with the past, while avoiding speculation on the future.

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Is it all about human nature? Ethical challenges of converging technologies beyond a polarized debate

Innovation: the European journal of social science …, Jan 1, 2008

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 Milburn C, Coenen C., Ferrari A., Fiedeler U., Wienroth M., Zülsdorf T.B(2011): Always Engage: Quantum Entanglements, Molecular Affairs. In: Zülsdorf T.B., Coenen C., Ferrari A., Fiedeler U., Milburn C., Wienroth M. (eds.) Quantum Engagements: Social Reflections of Nanoscience and Emerging Technologies, IOS Press, Amsterdam: 1-12.

 Ferrari A. (2011): Ästhetische Chirurgie an Erwachsenen im Spannungsfeld von Kommerz(ialisierung) und Patientenautonomie In: Lüttemberg B., Ferrari A., Ach J.(Hg.) (2011): Im Dienste der Schönheit? Interdisziplinäre Perspektiven auf die Ästhetische Chirurgie, LIT Verlag, Münster: 105-121.

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