Technology, Ethics, and Politics

In this course students will engage with critical debates surrounding technology, ethics, and politics. The course will: (1) introduce students to important philosophical frameworks that historically have driven debates over the impact of technology on politics and society; (2) provide students with intellectual tools for analyzing ethical dilemmas that may arise through the uses of particular forms of technology in which they have special interest or expertise; and (3) confront students with multiple examples of ethical and political predicaments raised recently by the employment of prominent forms of technology.