Ethical & Social Issues

Our day-to-day is increasingly influnced by technology and scientific fields. Yet, through gene and nanotechnologies, digitalization, or highly automatized systems new questions arise concerning responsibility and social integration. Insights from the social sciences and ... [see more]

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Ethics of Generative AI	Durt
Projektseminar: Angewandte Verantwortungsethik - Naturschutz und Artenschutz	Sandmann
Projektwoche: Verantwortungsethik im Bereich interdisziplinärer Forschungsaktivitäten	Sandmann
Responsibility in the Engineering Profession. Applied Ethics for Engineers	Wernecke
Responsible Quantum Computing	Stein
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Diversität und Konfliktmanagement. Streiten über Unterschiede, Unterschiede im Streiten	Haberl
Dialogue Matters – A Difficult Conversation Lab ONLINE	Caser
Kritische Kommunikationssituationen einfach lösen	Hörtlackner
Genderkompetenz als Schlüsselqualifikation. Ein interaktives Lernprojekt	Quindeau, Fänderl
Diversity Kompetenz. Ein interaktives Lernprojekt	Quindeau, Fänderl
Come Together! - Inter/Cultural Practice for Locals, Foreigners and World Inhabitants	Eberhard, Schliep

What is "Ethical & Social Issues" about?

Our day-to-day is increasingly influnced by technology and scientific fields. Yet, through gene and nanotechnologies, digitalization, or highly automatized systems new questions arise concerning responsibility and social integration. Insights from the social sciences and applied ethics foster dialogue between science and society.

On the one hand, students will look into a “professional ethic” for scientists (the ethos of science; good scientific practice) as well as be introduced to so-called “domain-specific ethics” (e.g., business ethics or animal ethics). On the other hand, they will deal with the conditions and consequences of science and technology for social and cultural values.