Nolen Gertz, Associate Professor of Applied Philosophy, will be giving an invited talk at the International Workshop "Theorizing Future Ethics of Technology: Can Morals be Determined?", the first ever workshop sponsored by the Society for Philosophy of Technology (SPT) in India. The hybrid workshop will be held 17-18 December 2024 at BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus, Goa – India.
Considering the recent revolution of AI/automation technologies in human-social enterprises and academics, concepts like ethical responsibility, responsible innovation, and ethical sensitivity hold significant shares in the philosophical discussions of technology. Such discussions not only underline the importance of human intentions, duties, and responsibilities when dealing with different aspects of technology but also instigate our curiosity to think about the possibility of developing a novel theory of ethics of technology rooted in deontological principles. So, the proposed workshop aims to address the following research questions through productive discussions and enlightening and thought-provoking lectures. What are the limitations of the existing theories of ethics concerning technology? Can a theory of ethics based on the ‘responsibility sense’ be developed? How can we nurture a moral sense of responsibility among students for the future? A workshop containing experts and participants from premier institutions to discuss and theorize the future theory of ethics of technology would be a fruitful academic event in a fast-growing technology-adaptive country like India.
This workshop intends to bring researchers’ attention to the interdisciplinary area called the ‘philosophy of/and technology. The event is conducted in hybrid mode, so researchers who cannot participate offline can attend online.
Speakers:
1. Robert J Rosenberger - (President - SPT, Georgia Institute of Technology)
2. Nolen Gertz - (University of Twente)
3. Eswaran Subrahmanian - (Carnegie Mellon University)
4. Sudhir Varadarajan - (IIITDM Kancheepuram)
5. Reena Cheruvalath - (BITS Pilani - Goa)
6. Manjari Chakrabarty - (Visva Bharati University, Shantiniketan)
For workshop schedule and more information: https://www.bits-pilani.ac.in/news/an-international-workshop-ontheorizing-future-ethics-of-technologycan-morals-be-determined/
