Individual Autonomy, Law, and Technology
Should Soft Determinism Guide Legal Analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20358482 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Arthur J Cockfield (Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada,, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 4-8 |
| Publication date | 2010-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of Science Technology & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0270-4676 • E-ISSN: 1552-4183 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0270467609357452 |
| OpenAlex | W2072164756 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
How one thinks about the relationship between individual autonomy (sometimes referred to as individual willpower or human agency) and technology can influence the way legal thinkers develop policy at the intersection of law and technology. Perspectives that fall toward the `machines control us' end of the spectrum may support more interventionist legal policies while those who identify more closely with the `we are in charge of machines' position may refuse to interfere with technological developments. The concept of soft determinism charts a middle-ground between these two positions and could assist in the formulation of a general theory of the relationship between law and technology. Soft determinism maintains that technological developments are embedded in social, political, economic and other processes, and serve to guide and, potentially, configure future actions and relationships with these technologies, their users, and their subjects: while past technology develops shape the present, individuals and groups can still exert control over these technological developments
Autonomy · Business · Determinism · Economics · Epistemology · International law · Law and economics · Management · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Soft law · Technological determinism · Ethics and Social Impacts of AI · Free Will and Agency · Law · Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations
| Citations per year | 0.11 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2017 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |