This is Technology Ethics

Sven Nyholm , Steven D. Hales 지음

Wiley-Blackwell 2022년 12월 14일 출간

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An approachable introduction to the philosophical study of ethical dilemmas in technology In the Technology Age, innovations in medical, communications, and weapons technologies have given rise to many new ethical questions: Are technologies always value-neutral tools? Are human values and human prejudices sometimes embedded in technologies? Should we merge with the technologies we use? Is it ethical to use autonomous weapons systems in warfare? What should a self-driving car do if it detects an unavoidable crash? Can robots have morally relevant properties? This is Technology Ethics: An Introduction provides an accessible overview of the sub-field of philosophy that focuses on the ethical implications of new technologies. Requiring no previous background in the subject, this reader-friendly volume explores ethical questions concerning artificial intelligence, robots, self-driving cars, brain implants, social media and communication technologies, and more. Throughout the book, clear and engaging chapters describe and discuss key discussions, issues, and themes while inviting readers to develop their own perspectives on a wide range of moral and ethical questions. Discusses how various technologies influence and shape individuals and society both positively and negatively Illustrates how emerging technologies affect traditional ideas about ethics and human self-understanding Addresses the ethical complications of creating technologies that may lead to morally problematic consequences Considers if the benefits of new technologies outweigh potential drawbacks, such as how people interact online through social media Explores how established moral and ethical theories relate to new questions concerning advanced technologies Part of the popular This is Philosophy series published by Wiley-Blackwell, This is Technology Ethics: An Introduction is a must-read for undergraduate stu

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Dedication Preface Chapter 1: What Is Technology (from an Ethical Point of View)? 1: A Hut in the Black Forest 2: The Question Concerning Technology: The Instrumental Theory of Technology from Martin Heidegger to Joanna Bryson 3: “Post-phenomenology” and the Mediation Theory of Technology 4: Technologies Conceived of as Being More Than Mere Means or Instruments? 5: Technologies Regarded as Moral Agents 6: Technologies Regarded as Moral Patients 7: Some of the Key Types of Technologies That Will Be Discussed at Greater Length in Later Chapters of the Book Chapter 2: What Is Ethics? (And, in Particular, What Is Technology Ethics?) 1: Two Campaigns 2: The Ethics of Virtue and Human Flourishing in Ancient Greece 3: Ancient Chinese Confucianism and Traditional Southern African Ubuntu Ethics 4: Kantian Ethics 5: Utilitarianism and Consequentialist Ethical Theories 6: If Ethics More Generally Can Be All the Things Discussed in the Previous Sections, Then What Does This Mean for Technology Ethics in Particular? 7: How Technology Ethics Can Challenge and Create a Need for Extensions of More General Ethical Theory Chapter 3: Methods of Technology Ethics: The Ethics of Self-Driving Cars as a Case Study 1: Methodologies of Ethics? 2: The Ethics of Self-Driving Cars 3: Ethics by Committee 4: Ethics by Analogy: The Trolley Problem Comparison 5: Empirical Ethics 6: Applying Traditional Ethical Theories 7: Which Method(s) Should We Use in Technology Ethics? Only One or Many? Chapter 4: Artificial Intelligence, Value Alignment, and the Control Problem 1: Averting a Nuclear A

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저자(글) Sven Nyholm

독일 뮌헨 루트비히 막시밀리안 대학교(LMU Munich) 철학·과학철학·종교학 학부의 인공지능 윤리학 전공 교수다. 인간 두뇌 프로젝트의 윤리 자문 위원을 역임했으며, 현재 저널 Science and Engineering Ethics의 부편집장이다. 저서로는 Revisiting Kant’s Universal Law and Humanity Formulas(2015), Humans and Robots: Ethics, Agency, and Anthropomorphism(2020) 등이 있다. 주요 연구/교육 분야는 응용윤리, 실천철학, 기술철학 등이며 자율주행차, 로봇, 인공지능 등 신기술의 개발과 활용에 따르는 다양한 윤리적 문제들을 연구해 왔다.

저자(글) Steven D. Hales