Op 5 december is er een masterclass ‘De ethiek van de digitale stad’, georganiseerd door de Future City Foundation en het DesignLab van de Universiteit Twente.
(Dutch) Masterclass Ethiek van de Digitale Stad
Author: Peter-Paul Verbeek
Peter-Paul Verbeek (1970) is full professor of Philosophy of Technology and co-director of the DesignLab of the University of Twente, The Netherlands. He is also honorary professor of Techno-Anthropology at Aalborg University, Denmark. Verbeek's research focuses on the philosophy of human-technology relations, and aims to contribute to philosophical theory, ethical reflection, and practices of design and innovation. His publications include Moralizing Technology: Understanding and Designing the Morality of Things (University of Chicago Press, 2011) and What Things Do: Philosophical Reflections on Technology, Agency, and Design (Penn State University Press, 2005).
Copenhagen: Workshop Philosophy of Technology
Nov 1-2, I will give a two-day workshop on Techno-anthropology, postphenomenology, and philosophy of technology at Aalborg University, campus Copenhagen.
(Dutch) Nacht van de Wetenschap: De Supermens
De Nacht van de Wetenschap 2018 gaat over De Supermens. Mijn bijdrage gaat over de ethiek van het sleutelen aan de mens: moeten we hier grenzen trekken, en waar ligt dan de grens tussen mens en techniek? "Als je films en series moet geloven hebben we straks allerlei chips in ons lijf die alles wat … Continue reading (Dutch) Nacht van de Wetenschap: De Supermens
New article in Science, Technology, and Human Values
Just out in Science, Technology, and Human Values: 'Ethics from Within: Google Glass, the Collingridge Dilemma, and the Mediated Value of Privacy’, with Olya Kudina (@kuzenka167). How to do ethics of technology when technologies change ethical frameworks? http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0162243918793711
(Dutch) Black Mirror als techniek-filosofie
Interview in De Volkskrant over mens-techniekrelaties, naar aanleiding van de serie Black Mirror: https://www.volkskrant.nl/cultuur-media/waarom-sciencefictionserie-black-mirror-ons-zoveel-vertelt-over-het-heden~b16aa655/
(Dutch) Interview: De mens is een technisch wezen
Interview door Joke Goovaerts in DeMens.nu, over de relaties tussen mens en techniek: https://demens.nu/2018/07/17/de-mens-is-een-technisch-wezen
UNESCO Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence and Society
UNESCO Paris, France, 11 September 2018 Room XI, 6:15 p.m. to 8 p.m To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the International Bioethics Committee (IBC) and the 20th anniversary of the world Commission for the Ethics of Science and Technology (COMEST) and the Intergovernmental Bioethics Commission (IGBC), a number of special events is being organized. As … Continue reading UNESCO Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence and Society
(Dutch) Podcast serie: De Bionische Mens
Deze zomer maakt journalist Robin Rotman een podcast-serie over De Bionische Mens, samen met Peter Joosten, ‘do-it-yourself futurist’ en bio-hacker, en mijzelf. Van het opwaarderen van de zintuigen tot exoskeletten en van hersenimplantaten tot kunstmatige organen. Elke zaterdagochtend een nieuwe aflevering. Luister ze hier terug: https://www.bnr.nl/podcast/bionicman. Abonneren kan ook via Spotify: volg deze link.
Philosophy of Human-Technology Relations conference 2018
July 11-13, the Philosophy of Human-Technology Relations research group of the University of Twente organized the Philosophy of Human-Technology Relations conference 2018 at the DesignLab Twente. A full conference program including abstracts of all paper presentations can be found here: phtr-2018-program-and-abstracts.pdf. (Photos (c) Patty Reyes Benavides)
Dutch-Japanese Workshop in Philosophy of Technology
Wednesday July 4, 2018 - Saturday July 7, 2018 there will be a four-day workshop on human-robot relations, in Sendai and Tokyo, focusing on human-robot relations. More information: https://sites.google.com/view/dutch-japanese-wpt2018
Peter-Paul Verbeek 