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Ethics in a Technological Society (P01970)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : DIV-P-Div-P-ETS

The course provides an in depth study of seminal texts in the moral, philosophical and theological reception and critique of technology. The course will involve investigation of the moral implications of the social shaping of technology and its implications for democratic institutions and religious traditions with the aid of case studies of genetic engineering, industrial agriculture and aquaculture, and communal resistance to technological change.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Theology and Ethics, (School of Divinity, Schedule B)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	11:10	13:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

- Precis and critique principal philosophical, sociological and theological narratives of technology.

- Identify and discuss the moral implications of the technological shaping of human life.

- Assess the cultural, ecological and spiritual impacts of genetic engineering, computer technology and industrial agriculture and aquaculture.