Information technology, biotechnology, and nanotechnology have converged in ways that were not easily anticipated. As a result, new fields have emerged in response to the cluster of ethical problems generated by recent technologies. Herman Tavani examines a range of ethical issues – from privacy and autonomy to trust and dependency.
About the presenter:
Herman T. Tavani, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Rivier University. The author or editor of more than 100 publications, he has written or edited five books on ethical aspects of information technology, including his textbook Ethics and Technology which is currently in its fifth edition. Tavani has presented keynote addresses and scholarly papers at academic institutions located in 14 countries around the world, as well as at colleges and universities throughout the U.S.
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