2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

PH 203 Technology & Ethics

The development of technology raises unique questions about what it means to be human, what constitutes a just society or institution, and what constitutes moral behavior. This course uses the resources of moral philosophy to explore the ethical issues of modern technology. Potential topics include artificial intelligence, privacy, anonymity, autonomous machines, big data, surveillance, the environment, social media, and misinformation.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Any 3-credit Philosophy course.