Administrative Information
| Title | Virtue Ethics |
| Duration | 45 |
| Module | A |
| Lesson Type | Lecture |
| Focus | Ethical - Ethics Fundamentals |
| Topic | Virtue Ethics |
Keywords
Aristotele,Virtue,Ethics,
Learning Goals
- Learner understands the concept of virtue.
- Learner understands how this relates to AI.
Expected Preparation
Learning Events to be Completed Before
None.
Obligatory for Students
- Gensler, H. J. (2017). Ethics: A contemporary introduction. Routledge. CH 11.2 Virtues
- Virtue ethics – Aristoteles. School of Life - Aristotle & Virtue Theory: Crash Course Philosophy #38. [1]
Optional for Students
- N/A
References and background for students
None.
Recommended for Teachers
- Aristotle's ethics. Paula Gottlieb. In Roger Crisp (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of the History of Ethics. Oxford University Press (2013)
- Technology and the Virtues - A Philosophical Guide to a Future Worth Wanting. Shannon Vallor, 2016, ISBN: 9780190498511
Lesson materials
Instructions for Teachers
Outline
- Short introduction (5 min)
- Comparing to other ethics (5 min)
- Virtue ethics
- Aristotle's virtue theory (10 min)
- Difference with rule-oriented ethics (aka attention to our inner states and feelings as opposed to focusing exclusively on actions) (10 min)
- Critics of virtue ethics (5 min)
- Relation with AI (10 min)
Interactive moments
- Discussion; you may ask your students
- Do they claim virtue ethics to be the best normative theory in the face of Artificial intelligence?
- How a machine can contribute to moral excellence?
Acknowledgements
The Human-Centered AI Masters programme was Co-Financed by the Connecting Europe Facility of the European Union Under Grant №CEF-TC-2020-1 Digital Skills 2020-EU-IA-0068.