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Mapping the impacts of emerging technologies on morality : a combinatory approach of mediation analysis and technomoral change
Csábi, Alexandra Mária (2022) Mapping the impacts of emerging technologies on morality : a combinatory approach of mediation analysis and technomoral change.
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| Abstract: | Morality operates on three levels. On the macro-level we have abstract principles and concepts that were proven to be robust throughout the years. On the meso-level we find the moral regimes, where these abstract values are more specified and even translated to regulations and rules. On the micro-level we have specific situations, where individual decisions are taking place, shaped according to the circumstances. In this thesis I develop the Moral Impact Mapping Approach: a framework that helps to investigate how an emerging technology could impact our morality, moral concepts and values in the future. Working with the notion that morality is not fixed but technology and morality co-evolves, I integrated mediation theory and the technomoral scenario approach to complement each other in order to account for anticipating the impacts of emerging technologies on morality on the micro- meso- and macro-level. To demonstrate my approach, I applied it to human germline gene editing in the context of human reproduction. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 08 philosophy |
| Programme: | Philosophy of Science, Technology and Society MSc (60024) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/92581 |
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