本文的目的是为了引起人们对技术评估(Technology Assessment)(TA)这一专门问题的注意,并指出从这项新兴的工作中人们可以合理地得出哪些结论。本文只探讨(技术评估)在形式上的(formal)特征。对这些特征的考察不仅有必要,同时也能阐明 TA 在认识论上的地位。有关的具体问题在这里均不加讨论。但是文 The purpose of this article is to draw attention to the special issue of Technology Assessment (TA) and to point out what people can reasonably draw from this emerging work. This article only discusses the formal features of (technical evaluation). The investigation of these features is not only necessary, but also can clarify the position of TA in epistemology. The specific issues are not discussed here. But the text