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Welcome to the course (VT23)!
The spring offering of the course is a study on your own version but your teacher will support you with feedback on your written assignments, course queries and an essay tutorial.
We will meet for a course introduction on zoom on March 30th at 10.15-11.15.
If you have questions regarding the course please email barbro.froding(a)abe.kth.se
See below for lecture themes and scroll down for the reading list.
Welcome to the course (HT2020)!
This semester all lectures will be on Zoom and the seminars will be given in a classroom which is large enough to allow for social distancing. If you have questions regarding the course please email barbro.froding(a)abe.kth.se
See below for lecture themes and scroll down for the reading list.
LECTURES & SEMINARS HT 2020
Lecture 1 – 25 Aug, 13-15
Introduction to ethics + normative theories part 1 (consequentialism)
Lecture 2 – 1 Sept, 13-15
Normative theories part 2 – virtue ethics
Lecture 3 – 8 Sept, 13-15
Normative theories part 3 – rights and duties
Seminar 1 – 11 Sept, 10-12
Practicing applying normative theories to technology related problems.
Lecture 4 – 18 Sept, 10-12
AI
Lecture 5 – 25 Sept, 10-12
Ethics and gene editing technology
Seminar 2 – 2 Oct, 10-12
Animals and ethics
Lecture 6 – 6 Oct, 13-15
Integrity and privacy
Lecture 7 – 28 Oct, 10-12
Environmental ethics
Seminar 3, 4 Nov, 10-12
Value sensitive design
Lecture 8 – 11 Nov, 10-12
Risk and responsibility for new technology: the user, the engineer and society.
Lecture 9 – 18 Nov, 10-12
Autonomy and new technology in healthcare.
Seminar 4 – 25 Nov, 10-12
Moral offsetting
Lecture 10 – 2 Dec, 10-12
Part 1: Treatment or enhancement – uses of gene technology
Part 2: Enhancement – cognitive and moral. Do we have a moral obligation to others and ourselves to accept cog enhancement if it is available and safe?
Seminar 5 – 9 Dec, 10-12
Essay presentation
The literature for ak2011 consists of a course book, book chapters and academic articles as well as news articles, TED talks and other material.
Van de Poel, Ibo, and Lambèr Royakkers. 2011. Ethics, technology and engineering. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.
This book is available in full online via e.g. KTHb
https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.focus.lib.kth.se/lib/kth/detail.action?docID=700652
Chapters from the following books (can be found at the KTH library or the Stockholm University library):
avaliable in full here https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.focus.lib.kth.se/lib/kth/detail.action?docID=1802020#
Articles and other material will be made available to you on Canvas once the term starts.