Contemporary philosophy of technology is usually characterized as being less dystopic, more pragmatic and more empirical than classical philosophy of technology. This article argues that a deeper, ...

So much smart-tech is really kind of dumb. Gadgets intended to simplify our lives turn out to complicate them. It often takes too many “clicks” to accomplish simple tasks, and they end up demanding ...

Philosopher Evan Selinger argues that people in the "Guns don't kill people; people kill people" school of thought have an abstract view of the roles people play in society. Looking at the range of ...

Though he graduated with a computer science degree, alumnus Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad ’06 spent much of his time at RIT in the College of Liberal Arts. Ahmad was interested in the intersection of ...

A humanities degree for a STEM world. This concentration prepares students to write and reason in a world increasingly driven by computers and data, as well as understand the ethical implications of ...

Thomas M. Powers, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Delaware. He is also the director of the Center for Science, Ethics & Public Policy at UD.

Overall Count and Share for 'Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (IHPST)' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above. Note: Articles may be assigned to more than ...