Ethics,society, and technology: A Confucian role ethics perspective |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Finance, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa;2. V?B – Technical University of Ostrava, Department of National Economy, Faculty of Economics, Sokolská t?ída 2416/33, 702 00 Ostrava, Czech Republic |
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Abstract: | This essay provides a very brief overview of Confucian ethics that focuses on the role-based morality. It compares Confucian ethics with two dominant schools of thought in Western ethics deontology and consequentialism. This essay then discusses how Confucian ethics provides a unique way to think about social and political issues such as how the political leaders are selected and evaluated, the ethical justification of political legitimacy, the prioritization of economic, social, and cultural rights over other rights, and moral egalitarianism. Finally, this essay explores the ways in which Confucian ethics serves as a useful intellectual resource for examining the issues arising from the ethical assessment of (emerging) technologies and the professional formation of engineers. The Appendix of this essay includes some teaching resources that instructors can employ to teach students about ethics, society, and technology from a Confucian role ethics perspective. |
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Keywords: | Confucian ethics Confucian society Technology and society Confucian ethics of technology Global studies |
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