Lecture by Jan van der Stoep
Description
Engineering and ethics, do they fit together? Doesn't technology go its own way and aren't engineers primarily there to solve technical problems? The problem with many ethical approaches is that they have a rather abstract and theoretical character and often get stuck in treating individual cases. In this lecture, I would like to start by analysing the practice of the engineer as a normative practice. Engineers are professionals who have a specific accountability to the society around them. At the same time, however, they cannot be held responsible for everything and the influence they can exert is sometimes very limited. Moreover, in this lecture I will discuss the role that engineering plays in other social practices and in society as a whole. With the development of science and technology, the range of human action increases, which also increases people's responsibility. But technical and organisational structures also bring new opportunities to support people in making responsible choices. Ethics is not something that sets limits to technology from the outside, but is already embedded in the design of technology itself.
Speaker(s)
The speaker will be dr.ir. Jan van der Stoep, including associate professor of philosophy at VU University Amsterdam.
Dr. ir. Jan van der Stoep studied biology at Wageningen University and philosophy at VU University Amsterdam. In 2005, he obtained his PhD with the thesis 'Pierre Bourdieu and the political philosophy of multiculturalism' (Kok Kampen). He is a lecturer on 'religion in media and public space' at the Christelijke Hogeschool Ede and a lecturer in the master's programme Christian Studies of Science and Society at VU University Amsterdam. He is co-author of the book 'Thinking, designing, making'. He has also written several other publications on new media, globalisation and cultural diversity.
CONTENT
The hall will be open from 18:30 for free coffee or tea and a social chat.
Given the interest in the topic, remembering our KIVI NIRIA code of conduct, potential interested parties other than from the Philosophy & Engineering Department are also invited. However, the room capacity is limited to 30 places.
Due to this limited room capacity, I kindly ask you to pass on declarations of participation until Tuesday 11 November at the latest.
ROUTE DESCRIPTION
Walk from the station hall
Location
Meeting centre, Vredenburg 19, Utrecht
Organiser
Philosophy & Technology
Name and contact details for information
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