Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Philosophy of Technology and Design: Shaping the Relations Between Humans and Technologies
University of Twente
Technologies have made life easier, but also complicated our world. In this course you have learned some key approaches in philosophy 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.
3 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 control?
- 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.
Syllabus
- Introduction into some classical thinkers in philosophy of technology.
- Reflecting on the power of technology and if humans are still in control.
- Learning about the philosophical approach of technological mediation.
- Applying the ethical dimension of technology to the design process.
Issued on 4th June 2018
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