Past Events
The ESDiT research consortium is regularly organizing events to discuss the ethics of disruptive technologies with other researchers and with stakeholders.
The Commodification of Attention; An Analysis and Ethical Assessment – Online Seminar
Within the ESDiT (Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies) project, the working group on “Attention Economy” organizes an online seminar on “The Commodification of Attention. An analysis and ethical assessment” “Attending as practice in the attention economy”.
Value Monitor Introductory Workshop
ValueMonitor is an easy-to-use tool for empirical investigations of values and value change in text corpora (e.g., scientific articles, newspaper articles). Investigations performed with ValueMonitor can be used to discover neglected moral issues voiced by societal actors or to map the current state of scientific research on specific values and technologies. We invite you to a one-day workshop to get familiarized with ValueMonitor.
Just Perceive: How Phenomenology and the Arts Can Guide Us in the Tech Era – Online Seminar
Within the ESDiT (Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies) project, the working group on “Just Perceive: How Phenomenology and the Arts Can Guide Us in the Tech Era” as part of the series “Attending as practice in the attention economy”.
Toward an Ethics of Attention – Online Seminar
Within the ESDiT (Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies) project, the working group on “Attention Economy” organizes an online seminar on ‘A Lightbulb for the Mind: Possible Futures for the Attention Economy’ as part of the series “Attending as practice in the attention economy”.
PhD course in Philosophy of Responsible Innovation
The course discusses the main philosophical issues in relation to Responsible Innovation, an emerging concept in the EU context which highlights the relevance of social-ethical issues in research and innovation practices. This emerging concept calls for philosophical reflection on the nature, scope and applicability of responsibility and innovation in innovation practices in general, and the […]
Grounding Ethics through Attention: Murdoch, Weil, and Zen Buddhism – Online Seminar
Within the ESDiT (Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies) project, the working group on “Attention Economy” organizes an online seminar on ‘Grounding ethics through attention: Murdoch, Weil, and Zen Buddhism’ as part of the series “Attending as practice in the attention economy”.
Annual research day 2022
Researchers involved in the ESDIT program are cordially invited to register!
Intelligent Technology, the Attention Economy, and the Risks of Consciousness Hacking: A Buddhist Perspective – Online Seminar
Within the ESDiT (Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies) project, the working group on “Attention Economy” organizes an online seminar on ‘Intelligent Technology, the Attention Economy, and the Risks of Consciousness Hacking: A Buddhist Perspective’ as part of the series “Attending as practice in the attention economy”.
ESDiT2022 International Conference
The objective of the conference is to study and ethically assess the transformative consequences of these emerging technologies, of social institutions, the environment, human relations, personal identities, thought and language. There will be a particular focus on challenges of disruptive technologies to key concepts and values, like “truth”, “agency”, “democracy”, “human nature” and “life”.
A Lightbulb for the Mind: Possible Futures for the Attention Economy – Online Seminar
Within the ESDiT (Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies) project, the working group on “Attention Economy” organizes an online seminar on ‘A Lightbulb for the Mind: Possible Futures for the Attention Economy’ as part of the series “Attending as practice in the attention economy”
Our event calendar features:
- Internal ESDIT events (just for ESDIT fellows)
- ESDIT events that are by invitation only
- Public ESDIT events aimed at various target groups
- Selected events by external organizers
So please check the event info to see if an event is also meant for you!