과학과 지식의 상업화가 불러온 갈등과 딜레마!

공익 과학이 사적 이해관계에 휩쓸리면서 발생하는 갈등을 비판적으로 연구한 책『부정한 동맹』. 과학의 상업화와 지식 상업화로 인한 대학의 변화가 어떤 딜레마를 가져왔는지 들여다본다. 여기서 말하는 공익 과학이란 대학 교수들이 소외 집단들을 돕는 행위 이외에, 정부 기관과 비영리 기구에 전문성을 헌신적으로 제공하는 것도 포함된다. 저자는 대학의 과학자들이 기술 이전을 추구하고, 대학과 제휴하는 기업들이 설립되고, 나아가 과학 지식의 지적 재산권을 착취하도록 허용할 때 대학 자체를 전혀 다른 종류의 제도로 변질시키는 심각한 손실이 나타날 수 있다고 강조한다. 

☞ 북소믈리에 한마디!
이 책은 이익을 둘러싼 경제적 갈등이 대학의 과학자들에게서 나타나는 유일한 갈등은 아니며, 산학 협력과 이해상충은 과학의 질에 영향을 주지 않는다는 등의 과학 관련 연구기관과 대학에 대한 주장들에 맞서 날카로운 비판을 펼친다. 이 시대에 학문적 과학과 의학의 진정성을 회복하기 위해서는 대학이 그 토대를 두고 있는 원칙들을 재검토해야 하며, 더 많은 예산들을 축적하고, 선택된 교수들을 위해 이러한 원칙들을 보호하는 일이 얼마나 중요한지 알아야 한다고 주장한다.

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1 서문                                                                              
2 부정한 동맹 이야기
3 산학 협력                                                                          
4 재산으로서의 지식                                                                  
5 학문적 과학의 변화하는 에토스                                                     
6 연방자문위원회의 문제점                                                            
7 교수들, 기업에 합병되다                                                            
8 과학의 이해상충                                                                    
9 편향에 대한 물음                                                                   
10 과학 학술지                                                                      
11 공익 과학의 죽음                                                                  
12 학계의 새로운 도덕적 감수성에 대한 전망                                          
13 결론 : 공익 과학에 대한 재투자                                                    

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