Minor Anthropology and Ethics of Technics

Coordinated by: Valentina Tirloni

FORMAT

Moodle asynchronous and synchronous live online tutorials

LOCATION

Online

Prerequisites

No

Capacity

20 students

About this minor

Video

Summary

Learning Outcomes

The aim of this minor is to develop critical thinking on technological issues.

We generally consider technology as a very useful tool to improve our life, to solve problems and to enjoy ourselves. Though, is there any negative downside? Has human being lost something of his/her peculiar nature? Is human being enhanced or diminished? How human being has changed with technological progress? Did we lose any particular value during that evolution?

This course will be set on four parts:

  • Anthropological inquiry on Technics
    • New sociability
    • A New Narcissism
    • The impact of Technologies and Communication Tools on human life
  • Transhumanism
    • Enhancement, augmentation, transformation of human body by technological devices
  • Philosophical inquiry on Technics
    • The Question of Technics: what is the technological paradigm?
    • Technophobia versus Techno-philia
  • An ethical approach to Technics
    • The ethical inversion
    • Tools and aims
Lecturer
  • Valentina Tirloni, lecturer in Information and Communication Sciences, Université Côte d'Azur
Bibliography
  • All the specific bibliography will be delivered on each chapter of the course on Moodle 
Evaluation
Students in apprenticeship in Master 2 Informatique benefit from a specific schedule arrangement for this minor. See below and please refer to the coordinator for more information.
 
All students except M2 Informatique Apprentices
  • Written essay #1 - Submission deadline (on Moodle): 16/03/2023, 22h00 (50% of the final grade)
  • Written essay #2 - Submission deadline (on Moodle): 20/04/2023, 22h00 (50% of the final grade)
M2 Informatique Apprentices
  • Written essay #1 - Submission deadline (on Moodle): 23/05/2023, 21h00 (50% of the final grade)
  • Written essay #2 - Submission deadline (on Moodle): 26/05/2023, 21h00 (50% of the final grade)

SCHEDULE SPRING 2023 (updated Apr, 7)

Mind the evaluation modalities and deadlines in the "Evaluation" tab above.
Students in apprenticeship in Master 2 Informatique benefit from a specific schedule arrangement for this minor. See below and please refer to the coordinator for more information.

 
All students except M2 Informatique Apprentices

Date

Time slot

Course title

Room

16/02/2023 18h00-19h00 Introduction online synchronous
02/03/2023 18h00-19h00 Anthropological inquiry on Technics  on Moodle
09/03/2023 18h00-19h00 New sociability  on Moodle
16/03/2023 18h00-19h00 Transhumanism on Moodle
23/03/2023 18h00-19h00 Philosophical inquiry on Technics  online synchronous
30/03/2023 18h00-19h00 Ethical Issues on Technics  on Moodle
cancelled 06/04/2023 18h00-19h00 Politics and Technics: e-democracy  online synchronous
13/04/2023 18h00-19h00 Conclusions on Moodle
M2 Informatique Apprentices
 

Date

Time slot

Course title

Room

22/05/2023 18h00-19h00 Introduction and Anthropological inquiry on Technics  online synchronous
23/05/2023 18h00-19h00 Transhumanism online synchronous
24/05/2023 18h00-19h00 New sociability  online synchronous
25/05/2023 18h00-19h00 Philosophical inquiry on Technics and Ethics online synchronous
26/05/2023 18h00-19h00 Politics and Technics: e-democracy  online synchronous