The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this p... more The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use.
The ethics of science is an integral part of the (scientific) culture(s) of any modern society. I... more The ethics of science is an integral part of the (scientific) culture(s) of any modern society. It is part of how sciences are embedded in society and how society shapes scientific practices. The modes, how society appropriates sciences reflect societal practices and always imply ethical issues. Regulated and codified ethics are essential for a well-functioning scientific system. Geosciences are exposed to ethical issues in a specific manner (see previous book, “Exploring Geoethics”) because geosciences, such as meteorology, hydrology or volcanology, are directly applied in society’s daily practices, compared to theoretical physics or mathematics, for example. Thus, the geosciences’ scientific culture is strongly intertwined with the ethics of society in general and professional ethics of scholarly work, in particular. It is, therefore, important that geoethics identifies and represents those interactions. Subsequently, the current situation of the geoscience-society interface would be better understood, and foresight would be more reliable, for example, of how geosciences are applied in the design of future societal pathways (e.g. carbon emission pathways).
Mathematical Modelling in Science and Technology, 1984
Abstract Distrust of the reliability of mathematical modelling and criteria for quality assessmen... more Abstract Distrust of the reliability of mathematical modelling and criteria for quality assessment of models are discussed. Against the tendency to confine the evaluation process to direct empirical control exclusively, it is shown that the criteria of credibility evaluation depend both on the extra-mathematical scientific status of the model, i.e. how structured the theoretical universe is to which the model belongs, and on the analytical transparency of the mathematical treatment: Theoretically based and analytically treated models are not necessarily “better” than ad-hoc models treated by procedures of dubious convergence; however, they can be checked theoretically, whereas the other models depend solely on empirical control. This forces the mathematical-modelling community to reconsider its relations to the public.
This essay introduces the notion of "human-geosphere intersections", describes "engineering" as a... more This essay introduces the notion of "human-geosphere intersections", describes "engineering" as an aspect of anthropogenic global change, and reflects on particular "paradigms" that may govern human-geosphere intersections. Seen conceptually, engineering is undertaken to meet needs and preferences of people within a composite framework of technological means, scientific insights, worldviews, and value system. Nowadays, the engineering of production systems, of consumption patterns, and of related intersections of human activities with the biotic and abiotic environments is a central feature of the anthropogenic global change process. In the last centuries, the cultural evolution of humankind took a development path that now is furthering an engineered planetary process to intersect properties of the geo-biosphere with the noosphere ("human-geosphere intersections"). Four paradigms, "adjustment", "dovetailing", "decoupling" and "modulating" are discussed, which may frame the engineering of human-geosphere intersections. These paradigms convene different insights into how bio-geosphere and noosphere function, how to alter human-geosphere intersections, and how engineering mediates between both spheres. Whatever paradigm is retained to engineer human-geosphere intersections, geoscience know-how has to be part of the noosphere, and geo-ethics should provide an orientation how human activities and geosphere should intersect.
... Str0mungen und im Gegenuhr-zeigersinn den See umlaufende Schwankungen des mittlerenWasserstan... more ... Str0mungen und im Gegenuhr-zeigersinn den See umlaufende Schwankungen des mittlerenWasserstandes mit einer ... ist gr6sser als die Coriolisfrequenz), was B~uerle for den Bodensee nicht best ... und die l~inger als 6 Stunden anhalten, zeigen die Zeitreihen der Stationen ...
The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this p... more The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use.
The ethics of science is an integral part of the (scientific) culture(s) of any modern society. I... more The ethics of science is an integral part of the (scientific) culture(s) of any modern society. It is part of how sciences are embedded in society and how society shapes scientific practices. The modes, how society appropriates sciences reflect societal practices and always imply ethical issues. Regulated and codified ethics are essential for a well-functioning scientific system. Geosciences are exposed to ethical issues in a specific manner (see previous book, “Exploring Geoethics”) because geosciences, such as meteorology, hydrology or volcanology, are directly applied in society’s daily practices, compared to theoretical physics or mathematics, for example. Thus, the geosciences’ scientific culture is strongly intertwined with the ethics of society in general and professional ethics of scholarly work, in particular. It is, therefore, important that geoethics identifies and represents those interactions. Subsequently, the current situation of the geoscience-society interface would be better understood, and foresight would be more reliable, for example, of how geosciences are applied in the design of future societal pathways (e.g. carbon emission pathways).
Mathematical Modelling in Science and Technology, 1984
Abstract Distrust of the reliability of mathematical modelling and criteria for quality assessmen... more Abstract Distrust of the reliability of mathematical modelling and criteria for quality assessment of models are discussed. Against the tendency to confine the evaluation process to direct empirical control exclusively, it is shown that the criteria of credibility evaluation depend both on the extra-mathematical scientific status of the model, i.e. how structured the theoretical universe is to which the model belongs, and on the analytical transparency of the mathematical treatment: Theoretically based and analytically treated models are not necessarily “better” than ad-hoc models treated by procedures of dubious convergence; however, they can be checked theoretically, whereas the other models depend solely on empirical control. This forces the mathematical-modelling community to reconsider its relations to the public.
This essay introduces the notion of "human-geosphere intersections", describes "engineering" as a... more This essay introduces the notion of "human-geosphere intersections", describes "engineering" as an aspect of anthropogenic global change, and reflects on particular "paradigms" that may govern human-geosphere intersections. Seen conceptually, engineering is undertaken to meet needs and preferences of people within a composite framework of technological means, scientific insights, worldviews, and value system. Nowadays, the engineering of production systems, of consumption patterns, and of related intersections of human activities with the biotic and abiotic environments is a central feature of the anthropogenic global change process. In the last centuries, the cultural evolution of humankind took a development path that now is furthering an engineered planetary process to intersect properties of the geo-biosphere with the noosphere ("human-geosphere intersections"). Four paradigms, "adjustment", "dovetailing", "decoupling" and "modulating" are discussed, which may frame the engineering of human-geosphere intersections. These paradigms convene different insights into how bio-geosphere and noosphere function, how to alter human-geosphere intersections, and how engineering mediates between both spheres. Whatever paradigm is retained to engineer human-geosphere intersections, geoscience know-how has to be part of the noosphere, and geo-ethics should provide an orientation how human activities and geosphere should intersect.
... Str0mungen und im Gegenuhr-zeigersinn den See umlaufende Schwankungen des mittlerenWasserstan... more ... Str0mungen und im Gegenuhr-zeigersinn den See umlaufende Schwankungen des mittlerenWasserstandes mit einer ... ist gr6sser als die Coriolisfrequenz), was B~uerle for den Bodensee nicht best ... und die l~inger als 6 Stunden anhalten, zeigen die Zeitreihen der Stationen ...
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