Events Archive (June 2008)
Friday, June 27, 2008
Thesis defense: Autonomy & technological risks
Start at 10:00 am ("lekenpraatje": 9:30), Senaatszaal, Aula, TU Delft
On June 27th Lotte Asveld will defend her PhD thesis ’Respect for autonomy & technological risks‘. In her thesis she investigates how respect for autonomy can be improved in decisions concerning the acceptability of technological risk. Imposition of technological risks without the consent of the individual is considered morally problematic. Through various case-studies options are investigated to increase influence of the individual on technological risks.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Colloquium: Persons, Selves, and Stories
Presentation by Marya Schechtman, 15.30-17.00, TPM a3.100, TU Delft
On Thursday March, 26 Marya Schechtman will present a paper on “Persons, Selves, and Stories; Complexities of the Narrative Approach to Personal Identity”. This paper considers objections to narrative views raised by Galen Strawson in Against Narrativity.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Workshop Thomas Reid on Ethics
On June 23rd, 2008 we are organizing the workhop “Thomas Reid on Ethics”. Confirmed speakers include Gordon Graham and Keith Lehrer.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Conference: Ethics, Technology and Identity
June 18-20 of 2008, TU Delft
Information technology plays an increasingly important role in society and in human lives. Identity Management Technologies (e.g. biometrics, profiling, surveillance), in combination with a variety of identification procedures and personalized services are ubiquitous and pervasive. This calls for careful consideration and design of collecting, mining, storing and use of personal information. This conference aims to discuss the theme of ‘identity’ in light of new (information) technology. Key-note speakers are David Velleman, Oscar Gandy, Robin Dillon and David Shoemaker.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Workshop: The Good Life in a Technological Age
International Workshop, June 12-14 of 2008
This workshop will consider the implications of contemporary technology for the quality of life, and will examine approaches from philosophy and social and behavioural science for studying the quality of life in a technological age. Since the industrial revolution, modern technology has seriously impacted day-to-day life and has engendered changing ideals of the good life. In recent years, new technologies in the information, medical, industrial, and other sectors have further impacted everyday life. In this workshop, different disciplinary perspectives, from philosophy, psychology, economics and other fields, will be employed to interpret and evaluate contemporary relations between technology and the quality of life.
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