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Class 3Ethics

Keith A. Pray

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Overview

1. Leftover Logistics

2. Ethics

3. Assignment

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Course Staff

Instructor Keith A. Pray

kap@wpi.edu FL 244 IM

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TA Shane Almeida

almeida@wpi.edu 508-831-5006 FL 312 (AI Lab)

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Grading

Points Weight

Attendance 14 10%

Class Discussion 42 20%

Lead Discussions 21 10%

Question Sets 20 10%

Group Project 30 30%

Papers 36 20%

Extra Credit 10 ?

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Overview

1. Leftover Logistics

2. Ethics

3. Assignment

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Ethics

What is it? “Ethics is the study of what it means to ‘do the right thing.’ “

--Baase, p. 403

Based on belief that people: Are rational Make free choices

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Some Warnings

Be conscious of word choices. Beware of conflating.

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Why?

Why does society care about ethics? Why do individuals care about ethics? Is it just following your conscience? Is it just a matter of personal choice?

Conflicts in two directions.

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Ethical Views

Deontological Theories A.k.a. nonconsequentialist

Consequentialist Theories

Tell me what you learned from the reading. Does it differ from what Professor Ciaraldi

covered during the first class?

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Can Theories Go Too Far?

Hurting self or others. Trampling on rights.

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Rights

Where do they come from? What are they?

“Life, liberty, and property” – Locke. “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” – Jefferson.

Others?

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Rights

How does one acquire a specific right? E.g. ownership?

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Distinctions

Actions: Right, wrong, OK. Types of rights

Negative (liberties) Positive (claim-rights)

Harm vs. wrong “No harm, no foul”?

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Law and Ethics

Are laws based on ethics? Are all laws ethical?

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No Easy Answers

That’s for sure!

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Overview

1. Leftover Logistics

2. Ethics

3. Assignment

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Assignment

Crime Read Chapter 7.

Short paper on a technology introduced in the last 30 years that you believe has been used unethically.

Answer short individual questions assigned during class.

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Class 3 The End

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