The idea that technologies can change moral beliefs and practices is an old one. But how,
exactly, does this happen? This paper builds on an emerging field of inquiry by developing a …

Technologies can have profound effects on social moral systems. Is there any way to
systematically investigate and anticipate these potential effects? This paper aims to …

Abstract In this dissertation, Olya Kudina investigates the complex interactions between
ethics and technology. Center stage to this is the phenomenon of “value dynamism” that …

Ethics appears to be at the eve of a new Copernican revolution. A few centuries ago, the
Enlightenment, with Kant as its major representative, brought about a turnover hitherto …

The power of technology to transform religions, science, and political institutions has often
been presented as nothing short of revolutionary. Does technology have a similarly …

Traditionally philosophical discussions on moral responsibility have focused on the human
components of moral action. Accounts of how to ascribe moral responsibility usually …

If nanotechnology lives up to its revolutionary promises, do we then need a 'new'type of
ethics to guide this technological development? After distinguishing different senses in …

In recent decades, discussions about the question of how to morally assess technology and
its influence on human beings have taken a new, intriguing twist. Issues about the moral …

Technology permeates nearly every aspect of our daily lives. Cars enable us to travel long
distances, mobile phones help us to communicate, and medical devices make it possible to …

In this paper I argue that we can no longer afford to ignore technology's so-called
'soft'impacts, as this type of impact is becoming increasingly prominent in affluent societies …