The Ethics and Philosophy of Technology Section

Overall mission of the Section

The overall mission of the Ethics and Philosophy of Technology Section is to contribute to the professional and academic education of future engineers and to conduct research into philosophical, in particular ethical, problems related to modern technology and its impact on society.

Education

On request of the board of TU Delft, the Ethics and Philosophy of Technology Section provides ethics teaching for all engineering programs at the University of Technology Delft, on all levels of education. Next to compulsory courses we also offer electives, and we participate in various minors and MOOCs.

The main topics of our courses relate to ethics and engineering, philosophy and methodology of science, technology and design, scientific integrity, argumentation theory and critical thinking. Furthermore, we are currently developing specialized thematic master courses.

The aim of our teaching is to train students to develop a normative and critical stance and 'critical thinking' skills concerning the practice of engineering and the implications of technology for society, and awareness of the moral and social responsibility of engineers. We aim to provide students with cognitive skills and knowledge required for arriving at informed and well-grounded judgments and decisions about these topics.

We welcome students who want to do their graduation project with the Ethics and Philosophy of Technology Section. To find a suitable topic please have a look at the list of projects at the Graduation Portal, browse through the research interests of our staff members, or get in touch with our graduation coordinator <link tbm over-de-faculteit afdelingen values-technology-and-innovation people assistant-professors dr-u-udo-pesch>Udo Pesch.

Check out these links to find out about our Research mission and our Public outreach activities.