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In this course, students will be introduced to the ethical aspects (From the Perspective of consequentialism (utilitarianism), non-consequentialism (Kantianism), contractualism and virtue ethics) of cryptography (the relationship between security and privacy), data markets ("Surveillance Capitalism"), and decisions based on algorithms.
In this course, doctoral students are sensibilized to ethical issues in the sciences. After a general introduction to ethics as well as to ethics in the sciences, selected topics of scientific integrity will be dealt with in an exemplary way. Thirdly, discipline-specific problems of ethics are addressed in group work.
This course introduces ethical theories used in the justification of the application of biotechnologies. An overview of key bioethical questions concerning the moral status of humans and questions regarding human nature will provide the background to critically reflect on specific bioethical topics such as informed consent, euthanasia, reproductive medicine, enhancement and stem cell research.
In this course, students will be introduced to key ethical issues and solutions that arise in the context of anthropocentric climate change through careful study of John Broome’s book “Climate Matters: Ethics in a Warming World” as well as alternative proposals.