Decision-making under the condition of uncertainty and non-knowledge. Bogner, A. In Gross, M. & McGoey, L., editors, Routledge International Handbook of Ignorance Studies, pages 17–25. Routledge, May, 2015.
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This chapter shows, with a view to prenatal diagnosis, that providing scientific information and science-based diagnostics not only results in more rational decisions and a better care, but results in clear-cut boundaries between sick and healthy become blurred, leading to new uncertainties. In order to reflexively deal with non-knowledge and uncertainty, the knowledge and the experiences of the women affected supplement expert knowledge. Decision-making turns out to be a deliberative process, where the voice and the values of patients tend to gain a constitutive role. With respect to the debate on non-knowledge, prenatal diagnosis has some implications to be further reflected upon. It shows that assigning a more active role to patients in decision-making may be a way of constructively dealing with uncertainty and non-knowledge. Many issues regarding innovation, technology and the environment are associated with uncertainty, non-knowledge and long-lasting disagreement.
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	title = {Decision-making under the condition of uncertainty and non-knowledge},
	isbn = {978-1-315-86776-2},
	abstract = {This chapter shows, with a view to prenatal diagnosis, that providing scientific information and science-based diagnostics not only results in more rational decisions and a better care, but results in clear-cut boundaries between sick and healthy become blurred, leading to new uncertainties. In order to reflexively deal with non-knowledge and uncertainty, the knowledge and the experiences of the women affected supplement expert knowledge. Decision-making turns out to be a deliberative process, where the voice and the values of patients tend to gain a constitutive role. With respect to the debate on non-knowledge, prenatal diagnosis has some implications to be further reflected upon. It shows that assigning a more active role to patients in decision-making may be a way of constructively dealing with uncertainty and non-knowledge. Many issues regarding innovation, technology and the environment are associated with uncertainty, non-knowledge and long-lasting disagreement.},
	language = {en},
	urldate = {2021-03-04},
	booktitle = {Routledge {International} {Handbook} of {Ignorance} {Studies}},
	publisher = {Routledge},
	author = {Bogner, Alexander},
	editor = {Gross, Matthias and McGoey, Linsey},
	month = may,
	year = {2015},
	keywords = {10 Ignorance, uncertainty and risk, PRINTED (Fonds papier)},
	pages = {17--25},
}

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