Minor Anthropology and Ethics of Technics

Coordinated by: Valentina Tirloni
 

FORMAT

Online synchronous sessions+ asynchronous 

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.
You learn how to conceptualize a problem, how to write a scientific bibliography and how to consider ethical issues applied to ICT applications. 

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
  • Written essay #1 - Submission deadline (on Moodle): 21/03/2024, before 22h00 (50% of the final grade)
  • Written essay #2 - Submission deadline (on Moodle): 18/04/2024, before 22h00 (50% of the final grade)

SCHEDULE

Mind the evaluation modalities and deadlines in the "Evaluation" tab above.
 
Fall 2023

Date

Time slot

Course title

Room
12/10/2023 18h00-19h00 Introduction online synchronous
19/10/2023 18h00-19h00 Anthropological inquiry on Technics  on Moodle
26/10/2023 18h00-19h00 New sociability  on Moodle
09/11/2023 18h00-19h00 Transhumanism on Moodle
16/11/2023 18h00-19h00 Philosophical inquiry on Technics  online synchronous
23/11/2023 18h00-19h00 Ethical Issues on Technics  on Moodle
30/11/2023 18h00-19h00 Politics and Technics: e-democracy online synchronous
07/12/2023 18h00-19h00 Conclusions on Moodle
Spring 2024

Date

Time slot

Course title

Room
29/02/2024 18h00-19h00 Introduction Opening on Moodle
7/03/2024 18h00-19h00 Anthropological inquiry on Technics  online synchronous
14/03/2024 18h00-19h00 New sociability  on Moodle
21/03/2024 18h00-19h00 Transhumanism on Moodle
28/03/2024 18h00-19h00 Philosophical inquiry on Technics  online synchronous
4/04/2024 18h00-19h00 Ethical Issues on Technics  on Moodle
11/04/2024 18h00-19h00 Politics and Technics: e-democracy online synchronous
18/04/2024 18h00-19h00 Conclusions on Moodle