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Ethics of (Medical) Engineering
- Dozentinnen/Dozenten
- Christoph Merdes, Dr. rer. nat. Dr. phil. Jens Kirchner
- Angaben
- Vorlesung
2 SWS, ECTS-Studium, ECTS-Credits: 2,5
für Anfänger geeignet, geeignet als Schlüsselqualifikation, Sprache Englisch
Zeit und Ort: Mi 14:00 - 16:00, Hörsaal ZMPT
- Inhalt
- This course provides an introduction to the ethical reflection of engineering, with a particular focus on the area of medical technology. It offers both an elementary introduction to normative ethics and the discussion of a variety of specific ethical problems including the engineer's responsibility, over the ethics of robotics and questions of justice and allocation in the context of the deployment of high-end medical technology.
The course addresses:
the basics of utilitarianism, deontological ethics and virtue ethics
the ethical challenges in the construction of semi-autonomous machines
the ethical role and efficacy of professional codes
the just allocation of resources in society from the vantage point of medical technology
the responsibility of engineers and the ethical aspects of whistleblowing
dealing with test subjects and personal data
Though prioritizing problems in medical technology, this course is designed to provide an introduction to the ethics of engineering in general, and is open to everyone interested.
- Empfohlene Literatur
- Kraemer, F., Van Overveld, K., & Peterson, M. (2011). Is there an ethics of algorithms?. Ethics and Information Technology, 13(3), 251-260.
Kant, I. (1996[1785]). Groundworks for the metaphysics of morals. Kant's Practical Philosophy, Wood Allen & Gregor, Mary (ed.), Cambridge University Press, pp. 37-108.
- ECTS-Informationen:
- Credits: 2,5
- Zusätzliche Informationen
- Für diese Lehrveranstaltung ist eine Anmeldung erforderlich.
Die Anmeldung erfolgt von Montag, 16.7.2018, 8:00 Uhr bis Sonntag, 14.10.2018, 20:00 Uhr über: StudOn.
- Verwendung in folgenden UnivIS-Modulen
- Startsemester WS 2018/2019:
- Seminar Medizintechnik und Medizinethik (Medtech Ethik)
- Institution: Zentralinstitut für Wissenschaftsreflexion und Schlüsselqualifikationen (ZiWiS)
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