ESDiT Publications

@article{Klenk2023,

title = {Not a Good Fix: Constitutivism on Value Change and Disagreement},

author = {Michael Klenk and Ibo van de Poel},

url = {https://www.esdit.nl/not-a-good-fix/},

doi = {10.1007/s10670-023-00742-y},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-10-13},

urldate = {2023-10-13},

journal = {Erkenntnis},

abstract = {We examine whether Thomsonian constitutivism, a metaethical view that analyses value in terms of ‘goodness-fixing kinds,’ i.e. kinds that themselves set the standards for being a good instance of the respective kind, offers a satisfactory explanation of value change and disagreement. While value disagreement has long been considered an important explanandum, we introduce value change as a closely related but distinct phenomenon of metaethical interest. We argue that constitutivism fails to explain both phenomena because of its commitment to goodness-fixing kinds. Constitutivism explains away disagreement and at best explains the emergence of new values, not genuine change. Therefore, Thomsonian constitutivism is not a good fix for realist problems with explaining value disagreement, and value change.},

keywords = {Constitutivism, Metaethics, Value change, Value disagreement},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{vanderWeij2023,

title = {Value Change and Technological Design},

author = {Freek van der Weij and Steffen Steinert and Ibo van Poel and Joost Alleblas and Anna Melnyk and Tristan de Wildt and David Abbink and Denise Almeida},

url = {https://www.esdit.nl/value_change_and_technological_design/},

doi = {10.1109/MTS.2023.3302406},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-09-22},

urldate = {2023-09-22},

journal = {IEEE Technology and Society Magazine},

volume = {42},

number = {3},

pages = {25-32},

abstract = {Technology helps to solve problems, but it may also lead to unintended consequences. For example, biofuels may help to overcome the disadvantages of fossil fuels, but their production might compete with food production leading to higher food prices and hunger. Therefore, in recent decades, the societal impact of technology has come to the center of attention. To deal with potential ethical issues related to technology, many scholars have emphasized the importance of addressing values already during the design phase of new technology. Values are understood as beliefs about what is good or desirable, like human autonomy, safety, sustainability, or privacy. Researchers in ethics and philosophy of technology have developed a variety of approaches, like value-sensitive design (VSD) and responsible research and innovation, to help engineers embed values in technological design (e.g., [32] ).},

keywords = {Moral values, Value change, value-sensitive design},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nokey,

title = {The technology triad: disruptive AI, regulatory gaps and value change},

author = {Jeroen Hopster and Matthijs Maas },

url = {https://www.esdit.nl/the-technology-triad/},

doi = {doi.org/10.1007/s43681-023-00305-5 },

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-06-28},

urldate = {2023-06-28},

journal = {AI and Ethics},

abstract = {Disruptive technologies can have far-reaching impacts on society. They may challenge or destabilize cherished ethical values and disrupt legal systems. There is a convergent interest among ethicists and legal scholars in such “second-order disruptions” to norm systems. Thus far, however, ethical and legal approaches to technological norm-disruption have remained largely siloed. In this paper, we propose to integrate the existing ‘dyadic’ models of disruptive change in the ethical and legal spheres, and shift focus to the relations between and mutual shaping of values, technology, and law. We argue that a ‘triadic’ values-technology-regulation model—“the technology triad”—is more descriptively accurate, as it allows a better mapping of second-order impacts of technological changes (on values and norms, through changes in legal systems—or on legal systems, through changes in values and norms). Simultaneously, a triadic model serves to highlight a broader portfolio of ethical, technical, or regulatory interventions that can enable effective ethical triage of—and a more resilient response to—such Socially Disruptive Technologies. We illustrate the application of the triadic framework with two cases, one historical (how the adoption of the GDPR channeled and redirected the evolution of the ethical value of ‘privacy’ when that had been put under pressure by digital markets), and one anticipatory (looking at anticipated disruptions caused by the ongoing wave of generative AI systems).},

keywords = {Artificial intelligence, Regulation, Social disruptive technologies, Technology ethics, Technology law, Value change},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nokey,

title = {Tracing Long-term Value Change in (Energy) Technologies: Opportunities of Probabilistic Topic Models Using Large Data Sets},

author = {Tristan de Wildt and Ibo van de Poel and Emile J. L. Chappin},

doi = {10.1177/01622439211054439},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-11-08},

urldate = {2022-11-08},

journal = {Science, Technology, & Human Values },

volume = {47},

issue = {3},

pages = {429-458},

keywords = {Energy technologies, Value change},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nokey,

title = {Socially Disruptive Technologies, Contextual Integrity, and Conservatism About Moral Change},

author = {Ibo van de Poel},

doi = {10.1007/s13347-022-00578-4},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-08-30},

journal = {Philosophy and Technology},

volume = {35},

number = {82},

keywords = {Contextual integrity, Disruptive technology, Ethics, Techno-moral change, Technological change, Value change},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nokey,

title = {Future value change: Identifying realistic possibilities and risks},

author = {Jeroen Hopster},

doi = {10.13169/prometheus.38.1.0113},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-06-01},

journal = {Prometheus},

volume = {38},

issue = {1},

pages = {113-123},

keywords = {Risks, Value change},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nokey,

title = {Tracing Long-Term Value Change in (Energy) Technologies. Opportunities of Probabilistic Topic Models Using Large Data Sets},

author = {Tristan de Wildt and Ibo van de Poel and Emile J. L. Chappin},

doi = {10.1177/01622439211054439 },

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-05-01},

journal = {Science, Technology, & Human Values},

volume = {47},

issue = {3},

pages = {429-458},

keywords = {Energy, Probabilistic topic models, Technology, Value change, Value sensitive design},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nokey,

title = {Understanding Technology-Induced Value Change: a Pragmatist Proposal},

author = {Ibo van de Poel and Olya Kudina},

doi = {10.1007/s13347-022-00520-8},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-04-15},

journal = {Philosophy and Technology},

volume = {35},

number = {40},

keywords = {Dewey, Pragmatism, Techno-moral change, Technology, Value change, Values},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nokey,

title = {Understanding value change},

author = {Ibo van de Poel},

doi = {10.13169/prometheus.38.1.0007},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-03-09},

journal = {Prometheus},

volume = {38},

issue = {1},

pages = {7-24},

keywords = {Responsible research and innovation, Value change},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nokey,

title = {Value Change in Energy Systems},

author = {Ibo van de Poel and Behnam Taebi},

doi = {10.1177/01622439211069526},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-01-01},

journal = {Science, Technology & Human Values},

volume = {47},

issue = {3},

keywords = {Energy system, Value change},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}