Philosophy of Technology Study
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Course Introduction
Philosophy of Technology is a course that explores the fundamental questions and issues surrounding technologys role in human life and society. Students analyze how technological advancements shape human values, ethical decision-making, social structures, and the environment. The course covers classical and contemporary philosophical perspectives on technology, addressing topics such as the relationship between humans and machines, the concept of technological determinism, and the impact of emerging technologies on identity, power, and morality. Through readings, case studies, and critical discussions, students develop the skills to critically assess the opportunities and challenges presented by technological change.
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Society Ethics and Technology 5th Edition by Morton Winston
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Chapter 1: History
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Q1) Which 19 century personality is credited with building technology that used an alternating current?
A) Nikola Tesla
B) Alexander Graham Bell
C) Benjamin Franklin
D) Thomas Edison
Answer: A
Q2) What did congestion bring in its wake?
A) Health
B) Disease
C) Automobiles
D) The powergrid
Answer: B
Q3) How many motors were in factories by 1901?
A) Almost 200, 000
B) Almost 400,000
C) Almost 500, 000
D) Over 700, 000
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Society
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Q1) What technology did the village of Ibieca find came at the expense of community integration?
A) The telephone
B) Indoor plumbing
C) The Internet
D) The telegraph
Answer: B
Q2) Who is most closely associated with the metaphor of the panopticon?
A) Foucault
B) Habermas
C) Dyer
D) Held
Answer: A
Q3) Who held that technological innovations establish a framework for public order?
A) Paul Loser
B) Langdon Winner
C) Bill Gates
D) Alfred Nobel
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Ethics
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Q1) Design functions,like mathematical functions,are not:
A) One-to-many relations
B) Accessible relations
C) Intentional relations
D) Artifacts
Answer: A
Q2) Johnson and Powers explicitly deny that moral evaluation is:
A) Zero sum
B) Cumulative
C) Applicable to agents
D) Applicable to actions
Answer: A
Q3) Johnson and Powers believe that computer systems:
A) Are infallible
B) Can err
C) Can err and misbehave
D) Can err but not misbehave
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Security Surveillance
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Q1) Who refers to the increasing prevalence of spy satellites,wiretapping and tracking technology as a "revolution in surveillance technology"?
A) James Stacey Taylor
B) Noel Sharkey
C) Jay Stanley and Barry Steinhardt
D) Thomas M. Powers
Q2) Who wrote 1984?
A) George Orwell
B) George Formby
C) Michael Crichton
D) John le Carré
Q3) Who argues in favor of universal government surveillance?
A) James Stacey Taylor
B) Joel Feinberg
C) James Rachels
D) John Stuart Mill
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Chapter 5: Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
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Q1) Which events related to World War II are identified as cases that changed the notion of responsibility?
A) The Adolph Eichmann trial and the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
B) The invasion of Iran by the Allied Powers
C) The invasion of Normandy on D-Day
D) The Treaty of Versailles
Q2) According to Operto,what other systems besides robotics may contribute to solving many open human issues?
A) Cryogenics Systems
B) Digital Economic Systems
C) Eugenics Systems
D) Bionics Systems
Q3) What does Operto call "one of the central themes of applied ethics"?
A) Responsibility
B) Viability
C) Power
D) Virtue
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Chapter 6: Nanotechnology
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Q1) Statistics understate the exponential growth of what since even prior to the 1930s?
A) Nanotechnology
B) The economy
C) Inflation
D) Capitalism
Q2) An S-Curve is another term for what?
A) Sigmoid function
B) Gompertz curve
C) Moore's law
D) Paradigm shift
Q3) At what point does Kurzweil anticipate nonbiological intelligence will definitely surpass biological intelligence?
A) 2050
B) 2015
C) 2100
D) 2233
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Chapter 7: Inernet & Social Media
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Q1) The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires was written by which Columbia University professor?
A) Tim Wu
B) Rebiya Kadeer
C) Lawrence Lessig
D) Al Franken
Q2) How does Lessig describe the "code" of the Internet that makes it open to control by various forces?
A) Malleable
B) Sustainable
C) Stagnant
D) Comprehensible
Q3) Which publication in 2010 criticized purists for failing to handle the issue of lack of competition among Internet providers?
A) The Economist
B) The Atlantic
C) Foreign Policy
D) The Wall Street Journal
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Chapter 8: Biotech and Genetic Engineering
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Q1) What,according to Nicholas Agar,is the distinguishing mark of the new liberal eugenics?
A) State neutrality
B) Government involvement
C) Fairness
D) Inclusivity
Q2) Who proposed a "genetic supermarket"?
A) Norman Daniels
B) Dan Brock
C) Allen Buchanan
D) Robert Nozick
Q3) Who wrote Brave New World?
A) Huxley
B) Thoreau
C) Asimov
D) Heinlein
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Chapter 9: Population, environment, Climate Change
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Q1) Thanks to the relatively mild and stable temperatures over the last how many years does Robert Correll refer to the period as a "sweet spot?"
A) 2,000 years
B) 100,000 years
C) 150 years
D) 10,000 years
Q2) Who asked for a "one-armed scientist" to offer testimony concerning clean-air legislation?
A) Edmund Muskie
B) Peter Singer
C) Bill Grieder
D) Tom Friedman
Q3) Which tree does Robert W.Kates focus on in his article in this volume?
A) Olive
B) Oak
C) Neem
D) Maple
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