Learning Outcomes:
It is expected that at the end of the course, the students;
- will become familiar with main works that contributed to the field of philosophy of technology and technoethics/cyberethics;
- will be able to explain the central issues and main problems in these fields;
- will be able to discuss the impact of modern technologies on individuals, society, and the environment from different philosophical perspectives and compare the main philosophical views in the field;
- will have a more sophisticated and comprehensive understanding of debates in technoethics/cyberethics;
- will be able to analyze and discuss the moral issues raised by technology, apply different ethical theories to ethical problems that emerge from modern technologies, especially information and communications technologies (ICT), and give an insightful analysis of their strengths and weaknesses.