26 - What do we owe future generations?
Thu, Apr 18
We will begin our final unit on technology and the future today. We are beginning with a think piece by Sigal Samuel, for Vox. She proposes the idea that we have the same if not a greater moral duty to future generations. This is particularly salient with regard to climate change and the development of ethical tech.
Today's slides can be found here.
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As we prepare for class consider the following:
- Is it unethical to focus on moral problems in the short term rather than having equal or greater regard for future generations?
- Do we owe more to future generations than the present?
- What do we owe future generations?
- How might engineers participate in promoting a good future for synthetic biology?
- How can scientists and engineers maximize the positive impacts of bioengineering and minimize the negative ones?
- Where might ethical thinking enter the design process of bioengineering?