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Abstract This paper offers an epistemological and theoretical framework, and a research agenda, to face the main ethical and social pitfalls of the deployment of big data and IoT in social domains (SIoT). We rely on the concept of critical optimism to explain epistemic orientation about the technological future, paying particular attention to the social challenges. The framework drives the creation of an agenda for social researchers that aids to detect more evidence on the SIoT opportunities. Author Biographies Enrica Amaturo, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy Department of Social Sciences Biagio Aragona, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy Department of Social Sciences Cristiano Felaco, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy Department of Social Sciences Downloads PDF Published 11.07.2022 How to Cite Amaturo, E., Aragona, B., & Felaco, C. (2022). Epistemic Orientation for the Technological Future. Toward a Research Agenda for Dealing with Social Challenges of Internet of Things. Italian Sociological Review, 12(7S), 635. https://doi.org/10.13136/isr.v12i7S.574 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 12 No. 7S (2022) Section Articles License (APC) Article and submissions processing charges ISR does not ask for articles and submissions processing charges APC

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