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The document discusses a human rights-based approach to science, technology, and development. It positions human rights at the intersection of technology and humanity by including cultural rights, economic and environmental concerns, and the right to participate in and benefit from science. It argues that human rights should be at the core of scientific advancement because respect for human rights and good science are correlated, while technology could damage ecological and social systems without human rights considerations. However, using human rights as merely a decorative aspect of policy could result in an unfair society with uneven distribution and environmental deterioration. The document agrees with Mukherjee's assertion that a human rights-based approach can form the foundation for more sustainable futures through compassion and closing gaps between wealthy and

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The document discusses a human rights-based approach to science, technology, and development. It positions human rights at the intersection of technology and humanity by including cultural rights, economic and environmental concerns, and the right to participate in and benefit from science. It argues that human rights should be at the core of scientific advancement because respect for human rights and good science are correlated, while technology could damage ecological and social systems without human rights considerations. However, using human rights as merely a decorative aspect of policy could result in an unfair society with uneven distribution and environmental deterioration. The document agrees with Mukherjee's assertion that a human rights-based approach can form the foundation for more sustainable futures through compassion and closing gaps between wealthy and

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Lesson 4: When Technology and Humanity Cross

Exercise 1: Reading Comprehension


Instructions: Answer the following questions in your own words based on your
understanding of Murkherjee’s human rights-based approach to science, technology and
development. Limit your responses to three or four sentences only.

1. What is a human rights-based approach to science, technology, and development?

The criteria for evaluating how STS improve human well-being are set by a human
rights-based approach to science, technology, and development. It aims to put a
concern for human rights at the center of how the public responds to pressing
international problems. A human rights-based perspective generally acknowledges
that science is a socially structured, human activity that is value-laden and molded
by systems of organization and procedures. In order to guarantee people’s needs
and objectives are taken into account in development and environmental strategies,
as well as to assure their participation in decisions that have an impact on their lives
and resources, it is important for governments to formulate and implement policies
that safeguard people’s safety, health, and livelihoods.

2. How do the documents and their key principles presented in Table 2 position human
rights in the intersection of technology and humanity?

It includes human culture as well as the rules and regulations required for a more
compassionate and equitable society. Additionally, it upholds everyone’s right to
protection against exploitation of science as well as their participation in it. The
right to the benefits of science falls within the category of “culture,” hence it is
typically analyzed from the standpoint of cultural rights. The texts and their core
values also cover economic and environmental concerns like brain drains, resource
efficiency, biodiversity protection, and production without pollution.

3. Why should human rights be at the core of scientific and technological


advancement?

According to Mukherjee, respect for human rights and good science are strongly
correlated. Every scientific and technical development serves to enhance humanity.
On the other side, science and technology have the potential to seriously damage the
ecological and social systems that support life. Human rights perspectives can
illuminate the ethical implications of modern technologies and look at how policy
might keep up with the rapidly advancing state of research.
4. What is the danger of using human rights as merely decorative moral dimension of
scientific and technological policies?

The pursuit of the ultimate good need to include consideration of human rights.
Humans should be led not only toward personal fulfillment but also toward helping
one another achieve social fulfillment. Human rights being used as an adornment for
scientific and technical agendas could result in an unfair and cruel society.
Environmental deterioration would arise from an expanding uneven distribution of
products.

5. Do you agree with Mukherjee’ assertion that human rights-based approach to


science, technology, and development can form the very heart of sustainable
futures? Explain.

Yes. We may achieve a more compassionate society by approaching science,


technology, and development from the perspective of human rights. It will assist us
in sustaining and safeguarding the weak and disadvantaged against the excesses of
market-driven science and technology. This strategy may also show us how to close
the gap between wealthy and poor nations on both concrete and abstract levels in a
more lasting and effective manner. All these things will ultimately enable us to
prosper alongside one another through science and technology.

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