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''The New Atlantis'', founded in 2003, is a quarterly journal about the social, ethical, political, and policy dimensions of modern science and technology. The journal is published in Washington, D.C. by the Center for the Study of Technology and Society in partnership with the Ethics and Public Policy Center and the Witherspoon Institute. It is edited by Adam Keiper, who took over in 2007 from founding editor Eric Cohen. The journal’s name is taken from Francis Bacon’s utopian short story ''New Atlantis'', which the journal’s editors describe as a "fable of a society living with the benefits and challenges of advanced science and technology."〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Why We Are Called ''The New Atlantis'' )〕 An editorial in the inaugural issue states that the aim of the journal is "to help us avoid the extremes of euphoria and despair that new technologies too often arouse; and to help us judge when mobilizing our technological prowess is sensible or necessary, and when the preservation of things that count requires limiting the kinds of technological power that would lessen, cheapen, or ultimately destroy us." ==Subjects== ''The New Atlantis'' tends to publish views in favor of technological innovation but wary of certain avenues of development. For example, the journal has generally advocated nuclear energy;〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/topic/nuclear-energy )〕 space exploration and development through public-private partnerships, including manned missions to Mars; biofuels;〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/topic/biofuels )〕 and genetically modified foods. But it has expressed ambivalent or critical views about developments in synthetic biology〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/topic/synthetic-biology )〕 and military technologies like drones, chemical weapons, and cyberwarfare. Articles often explore policy questions on these and other issues, sometimes advocating particular policy outcomes, especially on health care,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/topic/health-care )〕 environmental management,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/topic/environmentalism )〕 and energy.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/topic/energy )〕 The journal is perhaps most widely known for its work in bioethics, including issues such as stem cell research,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/topic/stem-cell-research )〕 assisted reproduction,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/topic/assisted-reproductive-technologies )〕 cloning,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/topic/cloning )〕 assisted suicide,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/topic/end-of-life )〕 organ and tissue donation,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/topic/organ-transplantation )〕 the purported link between vaccines and autism, and informed consent. Articles on these issues often highlight the potential for dangerous or degrading developments, including concerns over human dignity,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/topic/human-dignity )〕 with many articles examining human enhancement,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/topic/enhancement )〕 and life extension,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/topic/agelessness )〕 and historical precedents for abuse in eugenics〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/topic/eugenics-historical )〕 and population control.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/topic/eugenics-contemporary )〕 The journal also features broader philosophical reflections on science and technology, and tends to be skeptical of what its authors consider to be speculative overreach common in popular discussions. Examples include articles that have defended the existence of free will in light of developments in neuroscience, questioned the wisdom of using brain scans in courtrooms, and described how growing knowledge of epigenetics has undermined common claims about genetic determinism. While the journal has sometimes aired libertarian views about human enhancement and transhumanism, its contributors generally tend to question whether technologies like artificial intelligence,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/topic/artificial-intelligence )〕 "friendly" artificial intelligence, and genetic enhancement〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/topic/genetic-engineering )〕 are possible or desirable. The journal also publishes the (Futurisms blog ), dedicated to criticizing transhumanism. The journal is also well known for its work on the personal and interpersonal effects of the Internet and digital technology. It has featured articles on subjects like Facebook, cell phones, multitasking, e-readers, GPS and navigation, and virtual reality. A 2006 article by Matthew B. Crawford advocating the intellectual and economic virtues of the manual trades was noted as a best-of-the-year essay by ''New York Times'' columnist David Brooks, and was subsequently expanded into the bestselling book ''Shop Class as Soulcraft''. The journal also frequently publishes essays on philosophical and literary questions relating to science and technology.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Hawthorne: Science, Progress, and Human Nature )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The New Atlantis (journal)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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