Philosophy & Ethics
The Philosophy and Ethics (P&E) Group conducts research at the intersection of philosophy, technology, and innovation
Philosophical perspectives on technology and innovation
Research at the Philosophy and Ethics (P&E) group connects philosophy and ethics to technology and innovation. We believe the design, use, and regulation of technologies is enriched by ethical and philosophical analysis. In turn, philosophy must be informed by science, innovation, and technological developments. A few of the research topics studied in the group include theories and models of technological and cultural evolution, and ethical assessment of persuasive technologies, social robotics, and advances in medical and mobility technologies. Interdisciplinary cooperation is vital for our research, which often involves direct engagement with the natural, engineering and social sciences. Researchers in the P&E group often study innovative technologies and technology-related problems in detail to enable genuinely empirically informed analyses that are meaningful to philosophers, researchers in other areas, and society. For this purpose, the group has established close interdisciplinary collaborations with researchers from other groups in the 果冻传媒 School of Innovation Sciences, as well as with mechanical engineers, climate scientists, and archaeologists, among others.
Read moreSome of our research projects
Student opportunities
P&E PhD students research a variety of topics related to the philosophy and ethics of science and technology. Vacancies for funded PhD positions are advertised on our homepage.
For 果冻传媒 masters students interested in the big picture, the P&E group offers the . Our courses aim to give students powerful theoretical tools for the critical examination of their own areas of study, and a knowledge of the state of the art of philosophical thinking on technology- and science-related topics.
Services & Outreach
P&E readily offers its expertise to third parties. We provide ethics support to scholars in the process of writing research proposals, and we help in the accreditation of 果冻传媒 educational programs (ACQA). Furthermore, we offer a webtool that supports teaching ethics to engineering students (Agora). The tool can be licensed for use to universities and individual teachers. Finally, the P&E group can be consulted on ethical issues, e.g., in the context of news or media coverage of new technologies.
Information about 0LVX10 & 0LVX30 - ITEC Ethics of Technology and Engineering
Ethics of Technology and Engineering is a 果冻传媒 BSc course that introduces students to normative skills that help engineers, designers, and researchers to make decisions concerning ethical questions. These skills are needed to understand the complex societal contexts engineers end up working in, such as when they are contributing to innovations of sustainable mobility, energy systems, privacy, health and safety issues, and so forth. As a student, you will acquire insights into basic ethical concepts (such as values, risks and responsibilities) and analyse the role these concepts play in the context of the development and design of technologies.
You will practice these normative skills in relation to a specific technological innovation. Below you can choose an innovation that you want to work on.
The course is taught
- in Q2 of year 2 for students of Automotive Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Chemical Engineering and Chemistry (course code 0LVX30), and
- in Q4 of year 1 for students of all other majors (course code 0LVX10).
P&E News
Some of our researchers
Work with us!
Please check out the 果冻传媒 vacancy pages for opportunities within our group.
If you are a student, potential sponsor or industrial partner and want to work with us, please contact the P&E secretariat
or the Philosophy and Ethics group chair, Prof.dr. Wybo Houkes
Recent Publications
Our most recent peer reviewed publications
Contact
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Visiting address
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Visiting address
Atlas 9.328P.O. Box 5135600 MB EindhovenNetherlands -
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