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).

(Dutch) Begeleidingsethiek en de CoronaMelder app

~ Peter-Paul Verbeek

Verschillende media hebben aandacht besteed aan de ethische sessie met een panel van burgers rondom de CoronaMelder app op 14 augustus 2020: "Ook zonder de CoronaMelder moet je kunnen meedoen aan het maatschappelijke verkeer" (NRC 17 aug 2020): https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2020/08/17/ook-zonder-de-coronamelder-moet-je-kunnen-meedoen-aan-het-maatschappelijke-verkeer-a4009001 "Gebruikers positief bij laatste Twentse test corona-app: bijna teveel privacy" (Tubantia 14 aug 2020): https://www.tubantia.nl/enschede/gebruikers-positief-bij-laatste-twentse-test-corona-app-bijna-teveel-privacy~aa769c1f/Item RTV … Continue reading (Dutch) Begeleidingsethiek en de CoronaMelder app

Lecture at ICRA 2020 conference: ‘On Human Agents and Artificial Agents: Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and the Human Condition’

~ Peter-Paul Verbeek

Workshop ‘How will Autonomous Robots and Systems Influence Society? Debate from technological, philosophical, ethical, legal, and social implications perspectives’ 2020 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation - ICRA 2020, Paris (virtual conference). See: http://www.ams.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp/ristex/index.php/events/icra2020ws/?lang=en