Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Computing Ethics Class 04

We discussed the origins of right and wrong. We talked about supernaturalism, intuitionism, and started to think about consequentialism.

Slides were taken from http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/guide/

I asked students to find examples of supernaturalism in a debate about technology. (Apart from the obvious examples of genetic engineering and reproductive technology)

Students should listen to:
Defending The Faith, And Morality, Of NonBelievers
Would you Kill the Big Guy Parts I and II

In the next class we will discuss the trolley problem. What implications does the trolley problem have for CyberEthics.

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