Category Archives: Ethics

what are our moral responsibilities regarding technology?

Posted on January 24, 2009 by Michael

In The Whale and the Reactor, Langdon Winner notes that our culture has severely limited the moral questions that have salience when it comes to technology. As a society, we limit our questions to issues of public safety and health; … Continue reading →

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Baron: “From Pencils to Pixels” (1999)

Posted on January 11, 2009 by Michael

In “Pencils to Pixels,” Dennis Baron argues that “the computer is simply the latest step in a long line of writing technologies” (17). He shows, through explaining the adoptions of the pencil, the telegraph, the telephone, and the typewriter, that … Continue reading →

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Kant attack ad

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Michael

A friend sent me this. Funny:

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Some post-Watson thoughts

Posted on October 18, 2008 by Michael

I’m in a coffee shop in Louisville, thinking about the conference, what I learned, and what I missed. I’m bummed that I got into town Thursday afternoon, in time to miss some cool talks Thursday that I wanted to see. … Continue reading →

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584: Weekly Position Paper #5: The Future of Typified Bodies and Identities

Posted on September 27, 2008 by Michael

In Chapter 3 of The Ethics of Identity, Kwame Anthony Appiah notes that there are two interrelated questions we should ask regarding identities: “how existing identities should be treated; and what sort of identities there should be” (108). According to … Continue reading →

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