This paper explores the role of moral uncertainty in explaining the morally disruptive
character of new technologies. We argue that existing accounts of technomoral change do …

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 …

This paper develops a philosophical account of moral disruption. According to Robert Baker,
moral disruption is a process in which technological innovations undermine established …

To decide what responsible innovation means, it is necessary to understand the ethical
significance of innovation as a kind of action that can significantly alter the natural and social …

According to the Value-Neutrality Thesis (VNT), technology is morally and politically neutral,
neither good nor bad. A knife may be put to bad use to murder an innocent person or to …

Abstract In response to De Proost and Segers, we provide further reflections on how
technologies induce moral change. We discuss moral changes at the societal level as …

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 …

Science and technology are paramount in defining our social practices. Computers and
word processors define the practice of writing books differently from how ink and paper do …

When thinking about ethics, technology is often only mentioned as the source of our
problems, not as a potential solution to our moral dilemmas. When thinking about …

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 …