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Ethics of Engineering [Import]- Lecturers
- Dr. rer. nat. Dr. phil. Jens Kirchner, Dr. Christoph Merdes
- Details
- Seminar
2 cred.h, ECTS studies, ECTS credits: 2,5
für Anfänger geeignet, geeignet als Schlüsselqualifikation, Sprache Englisch
Time and place: Wed 10:15 - 11:45, EL 4.14
- Contents
- This course provides an introduction to the ethical reflection of engineering. Among other topics, it centers subject matter of medical technology, which is a cross-disciplinary focus at FAU. It offers both an elementary introduction to normative ethics and a variety of specific problems, from the engineer's responsibility over the ethics of robotics to problems of justice and allocation in the larger context of the deployment of high-end technology under conditions of moderate scarcity. The course addresses for instance
basics of fundamental ethical theories (i.e. utilitarianism, deontological ethics and virtue ethics) ethical challenges in the construction of semi-autonomous machines the ethical role and efficacy of professional codes just allocation of resources in society from the vantage point of medical technology the responsibility of engineers and whistleblowing dealing with test subjects and personal data
Learning objectives and competencies: The students learn to
recognize and systematically analyze ethical problems in various engineering tasks apply basic theories of normative ethics and understand their utility and limitations discuss ethical problems in a respectful and reason-driven manner with their peers reflect their particular moral responsibility as professionals in the field of engineering contextualize engineering problems as situated in a wider social environment with complex moral implications.
- Recommended literature
- Williams, B. (1971). Morality: An Introduction to Ethics. Cambridge University Press.
Warwick, K. (2003). Cyborg morals, cyborg values, cyborg ethics. Ethics and information technology, 5(3), 131-137. Chapters in Part V of: Gabbay, D. M., Thagard, P., Woods, J., & Meijers, A. W. (2009). Philosophy of technology and engineering sciences. Elsevier.
- ECTS information:
- Credits: 2,5
- Additional information
- Registration is required for this lecture.
Registration starts on Monday, 13.9.2021, 8:00 and lasts till Tuesday, 19.10.2021, 20:00 über: StudOn.
- Verwendung in folgenden UnivIS-Modulen
- Startsemester WS 2021/2022:
- Künstliche Intelligenz und Wissensrepräsentation (KI und Wissen)
- Seminar Ethics of Engineering (EthEng)
- Department: Department of Digital Humanities and Social Studies (DHSS)
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