Philosophy and ethics of scientific and technological cultures - Philosophy and Ethics of techno-scientific Cultures

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With the 19th century, technical-scientific developments have become a formative factor of modern culture. The Applied Ethics working group associated with the Heinz Nixdorf Institute focuses on technology ethics in the digital world analyses technical visions, human-technology relations and socio-technical transformations as well as normative and epistemic challenges of these developments.

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28.05.2025 | Applied ethics with a focus on technology ethics in the digital world

SPT Conference in Eindhoven from 25.06 - 28.06.25

From 25 to 28 June 2025, the 24th biennial international conference of the Society of Philosophy and Technology will take place in Eindhoven. The theme of this year's conference is: "The Intimate Technological Revolution". Suzana Alpsancar, Sven Thomas and Lara Vitale will present current research findings.

26.05.2025 | Applied ethics with a focus on technology ethics in the digital world

Online discussion round on AI and philosophical journals on 4th of June

On the 4th of June from 16:00-17:30, the Zeitschrift für Praktische Philosophie, together with the Zeitschrift für Ethik und Moralphilosophie, will host a discussion via Zoom on how to deal with generative AI (e.g. ChatGPT, Gemini) from the perspective of specialist philosophy publications. The panellists are Suzana Alpsancar (Paderborn, Jahrbuch Technikphilosophie/JTPhil), Martin Hänel (Bremen, Zeitschrift für Ethik und Moralphilosophie), Luise…

21.05.2025 | Applied ethics with a focus on technology ethics in the digital world

Tutorial at the SAIL-Springschool on 27.03.25

The SAIL research network is organising a Springschool for doctoral candidates developing intelligent socio-technical systems from 25-27 March at Bielefeld University. In this context, Jun. Prof. Dr Suzana Alpsancar and Dr Friederike Rohde will offer a tutorial that introduces the ethical evaluation of AI systems and highlights the connection with sustainability issues.