In 2025, the first edition be taught of Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies. This course will take place February 17th to 21st in Utrecht.
Aim of the course
To introduce PhD candidates to main concepts, issues, theories, methods and applications pertaining to the ethics of socially of disruptive technologies, as covered in the ESDiT program.
Course information
Course name: Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies
Date: February 17th to 21st, 2025
Location: Utrecht (exact location TBA)
Course coordinators: dr. Jeroen Hopster, dr. Adam Henschke, prof. dr. Philip Brey
Teachers: senior members of ESDiT (names TBA)
Course schedule
- Feb 17: What are socially disruptive technologies (SDTs) and how can they be evaluated?
- Feb 18: Conceptual disruption and SDTs
- Feb 19: Intercultural philosophy and SDTs
- Feb 20: Transdisciplinarity and ethics of technology
- Feb 21: Student presentations
Registration
You can register for the course by mailing a request to the OZSW assistant director at assistant.director@ozsw.nl.
Credits
Max. 5 EC. The course ends with a day of student presentations, and these presentations will form the basis for assessments (with particular conditions for assessment on the particular requirements of the student's university).
Requirement for ESDiT PhDs
For PhD candidates in ESDiT who started after July 2024, this is a required course. 4TU.Ethics agreed that because of this additional requirement, the course Philosophies of Technology will not be a requirement for these PhD candidates. However, this course is still strongly recommended. For PhD candidates in ESDiT who started after January 2023 but before August 2024, this course is strongly recommended.