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Certificate of Achievement

Dr. Naraginti Amareswaran Reddy

has completed the following course:

Philosophy of Technology and Design: Shaping the Relations Between Humans and Technologies

University of Twente

In this course you have learned some key approaches in the philosophy and ethics of technology and design. The course focused on the relations between humans and technologies. You have learned how philosophy can help us understand the social implications of technologies, address ethical questions regarding these implications, and translate ethical reflection to design.

4 weeks, 4 hours per week

Peter-Paul Verbeek

Professor of Philosophy of Technology

University of Twente

Transcript

Learning outcomes

  • Evaluate some classical thinkers in philosophy of technology.
  • Reflect on the power of technology: are humans still in?
  • Explore the contemporary philosophical approach of technological mediation.
  • Engage in case studies to get insights in the impact of technology on society and human life.
  • Debate the ethical dimension of technology and apply this to design.
  • Discuss the ethical limits of designing technologies that influence our behaviour.
  • Analyze the ethical dimensions of Artificial Intelligence.

Syllabus

  • Introduction into classical approaches in philosophy of technology;
  • Analyzing the relations between technology and society, and reflecting on the power of technology versus human control;
  • Learning about the philosophical approach of technological mediation;
  • Applying the ethics of technology and its implications to the design process;
  • Integrating the theories discussed by applying them to the ethics of Artificial Intelligence.

Issued on 15th June 2022

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Philosophy of Technology and Design: Shaping the Relations Between Humans and Technologies

University of Twente