Don't worry, Cynthia; no one's in charge: On the tension between control and freedom

Alan Cottey; Larry Stapleton

doi:10.3182/20120611-3-IE-4029.00016

Don't worry, Cynthia; no one's in charge: On the tension between control and freedom

Alan Cottey
, Larry Stapleton (Editor)

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Abstract

In this contribution to the Session The Roles and Responsibilities of Scientists and Engineers in Achieving a Just and Sustainable World at the SWIIS (Supplementary Ways of Improving International Stability) 2012 conference International Stability and Systems Engineering, I argue that the possessive market society (Macpherson's concept, here explained briefly) is unreformable and that radical changes in the future are inevitable, mainly for ecological reasons. I discuss some historical cases and current progress. I propose two principles (concerning basic human needs and the control/autonomy balance) as the foundation on which further research is built and make some broad-brush suggestions about the nature of such research.

Original language	English
Pages	73-78
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3182/20120611-3-IE-4029.00016
Publication status	Published - 11 Jun 2012
Event	2012 IFAC Workshop on International Stability and Systems Engineering - Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland Duration: 11 Jun 2012 → 13 Jun 2012

Workshop

Workshop	2012 IFAC Workshop on International Stability and Systems Engineering
Country/Territory	Ireland
City	Waterford
Period	11/06/12 → 13/06/12

Keywords

Control
ecology
international stability
social requirements
Social Responsibility
stability
sustainability
technology

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10.3182/20120611-3-IE-4029.00016

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