#6 Corona, ethics and philosophy of technology

What key lessons should society take away from the pandemic? What can ethicists and philosophers of technology learn from the pandemic?

In the last episode of the series, Ibo van de Poel and Julia Hermann talk about Corona and its impact on ethics and philosophy of technology. They also consider the role of ethicists during the pandemic and the impact of Corona on our moral capacities.

Ibo is Professor at the Ethics and Philosophy of Technology section at Delft University of Technology. In his research he focuses on responsible innovation, ethics of emerging technology and design for values. Julia is an Assistant Professor at the philosophy department at Twente University. In her research she looks at how emerging technologies affect our concepts.

This episode is hosted by Steffen Steinert (TU Delft) and Matthew Dennis (TU Eindhoven). Steffen works on value change and technology and Matthew’s work focuses on technology and well-being.

Issues covered in this episode:

Corona and society

Role of ethicists 

Tightly coupled systems

Epistemic role of experts

Corona and climate

Social media

Moral capacities

Relevant links and publications for this episode:

Faculty homepage Steffen | https://bit.ly/3ihWsbI

Homepage Matthew | https://www.matthewjamesdennis.com

Faculty homepage Julia | https://people.utwente.nl/j.s.hermann

Faculty homepage Ibo | https://bit.ly/3rSaUu4