• DocumentCode
    1268986
  • Title

    Technological complexity and ethical control

  • Author

    Norcia, Vincent Di

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Philos., Univ. of Sudbury, Ont., Canada
  • Volume
    21
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    3/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    33
  • Lastpage
    39
  • Abstract
    The pace and complexity of technological change pose daunting challenges for our moral intelligence. The technical, social, and moral complexities of technical systems have profoundly affected the ethical control of technical systems. Control is not restricted to the use or production of technical systems, but applies to a technology´s full life cycle, from invention, design, and development through manufacture and use to final disposal. Ethical control means that the ends and means involved in systems control are guided by core ethical values such as care for life (human and natural), socio-economic welfare, and communication
  • Keywords
    professional aspects; social aspects of automation; communication; core ethical values; ethical control; moral complexities; moral intelligence; socio-economic welfare; technological change; Acceleration; Automobiles; Communication system control; Control systems; Dairy products; Ethics; Food technology; Humans; Manufacturing; Springs;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Technology and Society Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0278-0097
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/44.993599
  • Filename
    993599