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Proposed Edited Volume: Process Philosophy and Technology: New Directions
Editors: Mark Thomas Young & Mark Coeckelbergh Featuring contributions from; Timothy Barker Vincent Blok Mark Coeckelbergh Johanna Seibt Mark Thomas Young Johannes Schick Calls for a turn towards process in the philosophy of technology are increasing. In light of the recent success of the “process turn” in the philosophy of biology, many now look toward…
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Artificial Intelligence and Transformations of Work
International conferenceorganized by the ethics & AI Chair, MIAI,Grenoble-Alpes University 20-22 November 2023 Objectives and Call for Papers With this conference, we want to shed light on issues related to the transformation of human work, providing a contribution to these issues from an ethical perspective. To do this, it is necessary to revisit the place…
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Budapest Workshop on Philosophy and Technology
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6 new positions in Philosophy & Ethics of AI
At the Centre for Philosophy and AI Research (PAIR), Erlangen, we offer 6 new positions in Philosophy & Ethics of AI. Please spread the news! Director of Researchhttps://philjobs.org/job/show/23682 Research Fellowhttps://philjobs.org/job/show/23690 PhD-Students (4)https://philjobs.org/job/show/23686 Deadlines 07.07.2023
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PhD Position on Ethics of Quantum Technologies
The Department of Ethics and Philosophy of Technology of TU Delft, the Netherlands, has a vacancy for a PhD candidate on the topic of Design for Values and Responsible Research and Innovation for Quantum Technologies. This PhD position aims to develop and tailor approaches for ethical technology guidance, specifically Design for Values and Responsible Research…
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Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Philosophy, Texas A&M University Job category Junior faculty / Fixed term AOS Professional and applied ethics, normative ethics, ethical theory AOS categories Applied EthicsEthicsNormative Ethics AOC Open Workload Full time Vacancies 1 Location College Station, Texas, United States Start date September 1, 2023 Job description DescriptionThe Department of Philosophy in the College of…
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Call for Member Nominations for SPT Board Members and VP/President-Elect
Deadline: March 7, 2023 Attention, all SPT members! Have you ever considered running for the SPT Board? With several positions to be filled on the Board, including three Members-at-Large and the position of Vice-President/President-Elect, now is a great opportunity to become more actively involved in the Society. The Nominations Committee invites SPT members to self-nominate…
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Online lecture series on Normative Energy Ethics at KIT throughout 2023
The PhilETAS research group at ITAS-KIT organizes an online Normative Energy Ethics Lecture Series during most of 2023. The schedule is: 19.01.23 Eric Brandstedt: The contested meaning of climate leadership: an ameliorative analysis 15.02.23 Christopher Groves: Bringing care ethics and energy ethics together: vulnerability, attachment, and narrative 22.03.23 Eike Düvel: Compensating the losers of energy…
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SPT Maintenance and Philosophy of Technology SIG (2023 Schedule)
The SPT special interest group Maintenance & Philosophy of Technology is now entering its second year. The chairs are Mark Thomas Young (University of Vienna) and Sanna Lehtinen (Aalto Univ.) The goals of the group include not only stimulating discussion about maintenance among philosophers but also facilitating dialogue between philosophers of technology and scholars of maintenance and…
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Call For Papers : SPT 2023
Theme of the conference: Technology and mobility Tokyo, Japan. June 7-10, 2023 The Japanese Society for Science and Technology Studies (JSSTS) will host the 23rd biennial international conference of the Society for Philosophy and Technology. The conference will be celebrated primarily in person. The conference theme is “Technology and Mobility.” Technologies always expand human mobility.…
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Announcement : SPT SIG Seminar Series on “Planetary Technology”
Confirmed Speakers, Schedule, Registration The previously announced SPT SIG Seminar series on “Planetary Technology” will start November 2022. Confirmed speakers include Graham Harman, Karen Barad, Frederic Neyrat, Yuk Hui, Clive Hamilton, Bronislaw Szerszynksi, Stephanie Rhea Erev, and Erich Hörl. Schedule: Seminar Date / Time (CET) Speaker #1 November 8 2022 15:30 – 17:00 Vincent Blok #2 …
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Call For Proposals : Digital Worlds Workshop
The Digital Worlds Workshop invites proposals for participation in our first in-person meeting, taking place this October 13, 2022 in conjunction with the 60th Meeting of the Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy at Texas A&M University. We seek papers that interrogate the way modern digital technology enhances, hampers, or alters our experience of our lived…
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Call for Papers : ESDIT 2022
Call for Papers : ESDIT 2022 6 & 7 October 2022 OEGSTGEEST, THE NETHERLANDS CALL FOR ABSTRACTS International Conference The Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies We are inviting submissions for the International Conference on Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies (ESDiT2022), 6 & 7 October 2022. The aim of the conference is to study and ethically…
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Announcement : SPT SIG Maintenance and Philosophy of Technology
The Special Interest Group (SIG) Maintenance and Philosophy of Technology is now up and running. The chairs are Mark Thomas Young (University of Vienna) and Sanna Lehtinen (Aalto Univ.) and the SIG will run for two years. The goals of the group include not only stimulating discussion about maintenance among philosophers but also facilitating dialogue…
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Announcement : NEW SIG, Maintenance and Philosophy of Technology
Title: Maintenance and Philosophy of Technology Chairs: Mark Thomas Young and Sanna Lehtinen Goal:To initiate a discourse on maintenance in philosophy of technology Format: Seminar series Period: April 2022 –April 2024 Contact: mark@markthomasyoung.net Description The practice of maintenance and repair has traditionally formed a neglected topic in scholarship on technology. Over the past two decades…
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Announcement : NEW SIG, Planetary Technology
Title: Planetary Technology Chairs: Vincent Blok and Jochem Zwier Goal: To examine how philosophy of technology should respond to the end of the world in the Anthropocene. Format: Seminar series Period: September 2022 –Juni2024 Contact: vincent.blok@wur.nl/ jochem.zwier@wur.nl Description Context and aims The advent of the Anthropocene compels philosophical attention to nothing other than the end…
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Announcement : New Book by an SPT Member
The Political Philosophy of AI: An IntroductionMark Coeckelbergh Political issues people care about such as racism, climate change, and democracy take on new urgency and meaning in the light of technological developments such as AI. How can we talk about the politics of AI while moving beyond mere warnings and easy accusations? This is the…