Postgraduate Course: Ethics in a Technological Society (THET11020)
Course Outline
School |
School of Divinity |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
Home subject area |
Theology and Ethics |
Other subject area |
None |
Course website |
None |
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Course description |
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
Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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.
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Assessment Information
One 3,000 - 4,000 word essay |
Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser |
Prof M Northcott
Tel: (0131 6)50 8947
Email: M.Northcott@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Karoline Mclean
Tel: (0131 6)50 8952
Email: k.mclean@ed.ac.uk |
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