Thu, 02 May
|Online Lecture
LECTURE | Philip Brey (Twente)
Philip Brey is professor of philosophy and ethics of technology in the Department of Philosophy at University of Twente. His research investigates ethical aspects of emerging technologies.
TIME & LOCATION
02 May 2024, 16:00 – 17:30 CEST
Online Lecture
ABOUT THE EVENT
Title
A theory of moral conceptual change
Abstract
How do moral concepts change over time? In this presentation, I will answer this question by presenting a theory of moral conceptual change. The theory considers different types of changes that can occur in moral concepts, and also considers how these changes may be triggered. It also considers how new moral concepts emerge and how they may become obsolete. The theory is built up out of three components: a theory of the structure of moral concepts, a theory of possible changes to these structural elements and the types of events that may trigger them, and a theory of the introduction of new moral concepts and of the obsolescence of existing ones. Two claims will be developed that are central to the theory. The first is that most moral change is change to thick (as opposed to thin) moral concepts, and involves changes…