Technology and the Virtues

Technology and the Virtues
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 329
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ISBN-10 : 9780190498511
ISBN-13 : 019049851X
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Book Synopsis Technology and the Virtues by : Shannon Vallor

Download or read book Technology and the Virtues written by Shannon Vallor and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New technologies from artificial intelligence to drones, and biomedical enhancement make the future of the human family increasingly hard to predict and protect. This book explores how the philosophical tradition of virtue ethics can help us to cultivate the moral wisdom we need to live wisely and well with emerging technologies.


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