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Ethics and Technology: Where do they meet? Does technology shape the world we live in or do our moral, cultural, and political values determine what kinds of technology we have? Many people believe that technology is value-neutral and that it is invented/created in isolation from social, cultural and political pressures and values, but in the 21st century, such beliefs do not seem to hold. For example, some computer enthusiasts believe that the internet is a democratic technology. This implies a value in the technology, but how could this be? Is it possible that all the things around us are shaping or controlling how we behave? Reinforcing biases and prejudices? This talk will examine the connections between morality and technology and will suggest new ways of thinking about the intertwining of ethics and technology. March 18, 2005 |
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About the Speaker Deborah
G. Johnson Professor Johnson came to the University of Virginia in the fall of 2001 after three years at Georgia Tech and 20 years at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She is the author/editor of four books and over 40 published papers. Among the four books is the popular textbook Computer Ethics, which is now in its third edition and has been translated into Spanish and will soon be published in Japanese. She co-edits the journal Ethics and Information Technology, published by Kluwer, and also co-edits a book series on Women, Gender, and Technology with S. Rosser and M.F. Fox for University of Illinois Press. Active in professional organizations, Professor Johnson recently completed a term as president of the Society for Philosophy and Technology and took on the presidency of a new professional society, the International Society for Ethics and Information Technology (INSEIT). |
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