Description: Research site for Jason Scott Robert PhD
policy (8308) governance (797) ethics (644) bioethics (55) philosophy of biology (8) wicked problems (4)
Our research efforts in bioethics and philosophy of biology focus on so-called wicked problems (Rittel and Weber 1973). Wicked problems are wild, complex, and political; they cannot be described definitively, are not amenable to scientific innovation or technocratic management, and simply cannot be solved once and for all.
Wicked problems are at the core of planning and policy, whether in health, science and technology, economics, or national security. They involve hotly contested values and interests, epistemic claims, and political actions.
Addressing wicked problems in biology and society.