ECS 188 - Fall 2007 - Phil Rogaway

ECS 188 - Ethics in an Age of Technology - Fall 2007 - Phil Rogaway

Class How we spent the class Reading/HW due today Notes

#01 0R 09/27 Introduction. Then watched
Kieslowski, Dekalog, Part 1 . .

#02 1T 10/02 Philosophical ethics
Quiz 1. Discussed Dekalog; then
ethical relativism and utilitarianism (1) I.9, Barbour, Philosophy and Human Values
(2) J.1, Johnson, Chapt 2, Philosophical Ethics .

#03 1R 10/04 Deontology. Rights.
Quiz 2. Jonas reading (1) I.10, Jonas, Technology and Responsibility Helpful vocabulary for Jonas reading

#04 2T 10/09 Discussed Dyson and Strong (1) I.11, Dyson, Technology and Social Justice
(2) I.12, Strong, Technological Subversion
(3) Assign 3: Summary or quotes for (1) and (2). .

#05 2R 10/11 Historical perspectives
Quiz 4. Discussed Diamond and
Landes. Discussed project (1) I.1, Diamond, The Great Leap Forward
(2) I.2, Landes, The Invention of Invention .

#06 3T 10/16 Quiz 5
Discussed the Williams article (1) I.3, Cowan, Industrial Society and Technological Systems
(2) I.4, Williams, History as Technological Change Former deadline for milestone 1
(postponed one week)

#07 3R 10/18 Environmental ethics
Gore, An Inconvenient Truth (1) II.16, Hardin, The Tragedy of the Commons
(2) II.17, Trenberth, Human Influence on Climate Guest instructor (Prem Devanbu)

#08 4T 10/23 Discussed last four readings
and the Gore film (1) II.18, Sawin, Charting a New Energy Future
(2) II.19, LLH, Natural Capitalism
(3) Assign 6: Analysis for your favorite of last 4 readings
(4) Project milestone 1 due
.

#09 4R 10/25 Professional ethics (1)
Quiz 7. Today's readings (1) ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
(2) DM, The Future of Our Profession Leveson, article on the Therac-25 deaths,
which was discussed in Section 2.

#10 5T 10/30 War, and humanity imperiled
Jarecki, Why We Fight (1) Orend, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, War
(2) SM, Computers, Ethics, and Collective Violence
Guest instructor (Ian Davidson).
Eisenhower's farewell address (1961)

#11 5R 11/1 Quiz 8.
Discussed reading
on War, film, and SM (1) II.7, Joy, Why the Future Doesn't Need Us
(2) II.8, Kurzweil, Promise and Peril
(3) II.9, More, Embrace, Don't Relinquish, the Future
Kaczynski, Industrial Society and Its Future
(the "Unabomber Manifesto")

#12 6T 11/6 Discussed Joy, Kurzweil, More,
and nuclear war readings Three chapters from Gromyko and Hellman (eds), Breakthrough:
(1) The Challenge to Change. (2) Computer War
(3) Beyond War: A New Way of Thinking Bethe, 1997 letter to Bill Clinton
5 Minutes to Midnight
50 Facts About U.S. Nuclear Weapons

#13 6R 11/8 Privacy
Assign 9: Presentations, discussion
of Diffie & Landau Chapts 2-7. Read the chapt you were assigned from Diffie & Landau.
(If you were absent from class, read
1.7, Winner, Artifacts/Ideas and Political Culture,
II.10, Stanley/Steinhardt, Bigger Monster, Weaker Chains.)
Come prepared to present what you read (about 10 mins) .

#14 7T 11/13 Quiz 10
Finish Diffie-Landau presentations/discussion.
IP and content distribution
Discuss Boyle (1) Boyle, The Second Enclosure Movement
(2) Jaffe & Lerner, Patent Prescription
If you didn't talk about your reading
last time, you will this time .

#15 7R 11/15 Giving presentations
More on patents. (1) Lessig, Stallman intro and Stallman, GNU Manifesto
(2) Biddle et al, The Darknet ...
(3) Doctorow talk .

#16 8T 11/20 File sharing networks. Quiz 11
Professionalism 2.
Discuss Schmidt (1) Project milestone 2
(2) Schmidt, Disciplined Minds, up to
bottom of p.48 (distributed in class) Professionals don't get "political":
Abu-Jamal

#X 8R 11/22 Thanksgiving – no class Don't click this link nor this one

#17 9T 11/27 Students grade me. Finish Schmidt
discussion. Quiz 12.
The media
Discuss McLuhan. (1) Optional: finish the reading by Schmidt
(2) McLuhan, Interview Helpful vocab for the McLuhan reading

#18 9R 11/29 Sect 1
Archbar, Abbott, The Corporation
Sect 2
(2.1) Peter + John D
(2.2) Chris D
(2.3) Jack + Jeff W Sect 1: Mehta, Bhopal Lives

Sect 2: Read the student papers for your section
Assign 13: Project commentaries for this section

.

#19 10T 12/4 Sect 1
(1.1) Alberto
(1.2) Brian + Matthew
(1.3) Prasanth + Roubinder
Sect 2
(2.4) Bowen + Chris O
(2.5) Ralph
(2.6) Stephen + Nate Read the student papers for your section
Assign 13A: Project commentaries for your section .

#20 10R 12/06 Sect 1
(1.4) David P + Maneesh
(1.5) Marshal+Benny
(1.6) Sean + Anusha.
Sect 2
(2.7) Mattea + Suguna
(2.8) Geoff + Hien
(2.9) Jeff C + Beth
Read the student papers for your section
Assign 13B Project commentaries for your section .

#F 11R 12/13 Final
Sect 1 (Final at 8 am)
(1.7) Rohin + Eian
(1.8) cancelled
(1.9) Alex + Spencer
Sect 2 (Final at 3:30 pm)
(2.10) Glendon
(2.11) Adam
(2.12) Kevin Read the student papers for your section We also read these pledges

ECS 188 - Ethics in an Age of Technology - Fall 2007 - Phil Rogaway
Class	How we spent the class	Reading/HW due today	Notes
#01 0R 09/27	Introduction. Then watched Kieslowski, Dekalog, Part 1	.	.
#02 1T 10/02	Philosophical ethics Quiz 1. Discussed Dekalog; then ethical relativism and utilitarianism	(1) I.9, Barbour, Philosophy and Human Values (2) J.1, Johnson, Chapt 2, Philosophical Ethics	.
#03 1R 10/04	Deontology. Rights. Quiz 2. Jonas reading	(1) I.10, Jonas, Technology and Responsibility	Helpful vocabulary for Jonas reading
#04 2T 10/09	Discussed Dyson and Strong	(1) I.11, Dyson, Technology and Social Justice (2) I.12, Strong, Technological Subversion (3) Assign 3: Summary or quotes for (1) and (2).	.
#05 2R 10/11	Historical perspectives Quiz 4. Discussed Diamond and Landes. Discussed project	(1) I.1, Diamond, The Great Leap Forward (2) I.2, Landes, The Invention of Invention	.
#06 3T 10/16	Quiz 5 Discussed the Williams article	(1) I.3, Cowan, Industrial Society and Technological Systems (2) I.4, Williams, History as Technological Change	Former deadline for milestone 1 (postponed one week)
#07 3R 10/18	Environmental ethics Gore, An Inconvenient Truth	(1) II.16, Hardin, The Tragedy of the Commons (2) II.17, Trenberth, Human Influence on Climate	Guest instructor (Prem Devanbu)
#08 4T 10/23	Discussed last four readings and the Gore film	(1) II.18, Sawin, Charting a New Energy Future (2) II.19, LLH, Natural Capitalism (3) Assign 6: Analysis for your favorite of last 4 readings (4) Project milestone 1 due	.
#09 4R 10/25	Professional ethics (1) Quiz 7. Today's readings	(1) ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct (2) DM, The Future of Our Profession	Leveson, article on the Therac-25 deaths, which was discussed in Section 2.
#10 5T 10/30	War, and humanity imperiled Jarecki, Why We Fight	(1) Orend, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, War (2) SM, Computers, Ethics, and Collective Violence	Guest instructor (Ian Davidson). Eisenhower's farewell address (1961)
#11 5R 11/1	Quiz 8. Discussed reading on War, film, and SM	(1) II.7, Joy, Why the Future Doesn't Need Us (2) II.8, Kurzweil, Promise and Peril (3) II.9, More, Embrace, Don't Relinquish, the Future	Kaczynski, Industrial Society and Its Future (the "Unabomber Manifesto")
#12 6T 11/6	Discussed Joy, Kurzweil, More, and nuclear war readings	Three chapters from Gromyko and Hellman (eds), Breakthrough: (1) The Challenge to Change. (2) Computer War (3) Beyond War: A New Way of Thinking	Bethe, 1997 letter to Bill Clinton 5 Minutes to Midnight 50 Facts About U.S. Nuclear Weapons
#13 6R 11/8	Privacy Assign 9: Presentations, discussion of Diffie & Landau Chapts 2-7.	Read the chapt you were assigned from Diffie & Landau. (If you were absent from class, read 1.7, Winner, Artifacts/Ideas and Political Culture, II.10, Stanley/Steinhardt, Bigger Monster, Weaker Chains.) Come prepared to present what you read (about 10 mins)	.
#14 7T 11/13	Quiz 10 Finish Diffie-Landau presentations/discussion. IP and content distribution Discuss Boyle	(1) Boyle, The Second Enclosure Movement (2) Jaffe & Lerner, Patent Prescription If you didn't talk about your reading last time, you will this time	.
#15 7R 11/15	Giving presentations More on patents.	(1) Lessig, Stallman intro and Stallman, GNU Manifesto (2) Biddle et al, The Darknet ... (3) Doctorow talk	.
#16 8T 11/20	File sharing networks. Quiz 11 Professionalism 2. Discuss Schmidt	(1) Project milestone 2 (2) Schmidt, Disciplined Minds, up to bottom of p.48 (distributed in class)	Professionals don't get "political": Abu-Jamal
#X 8R 11/22	Thanksgiving – no class	Don't click this link	nor this one
#17 9T 11/27	Students grade me. Finish Schmidt discussion. Quiz 12. The media Discuss McLuhan.	(1) Optional: finish the reading by Schmidt (2) McLuhan, Interview	Helpful vocab for the McLuhan reading
#18 9R 11/29	Sect 1 Archbar, Abbott, The Corporation Sect 2 (2.1) Peter + John D (2.2) Chris D (2.3) Jack + Jeff W	Sect 1: Mehta, Bhopal Lives Sect 2: Read the student papers for your section Assign 13: Project commentaries for this section	.
#19 10T 12/4	Sect 1 (1.1) Alberto (1.2) Brian + Matthew (1.3) Prasanth + Roubinder Sect 2 (2.4) Bowen + Chris O (2.5) Ralph (2.6) Stephen + Nate	Read the student papers for your section Assign 13A: Project commentaries for your section	.
#20 10R 12/06	Sect 1 (1.4) David P + Maneesh (1.5) Marshal+Benny (1.6) Sean + Anusha. Sect 2 (2.7) Mattea + Suguna (2.8) Geoff + Hien (2.9) Jeff C + Beth	Read the student papers for your section Assign 13B Project commentaries for your section	.
#F 11R 12/13	Final Sect 1 (Final at 8 am) (1.7) Rohin + Eian (1.8) cancelled (1.9) Alex + Spencer Sect 2 (Final at 3:30 pm) (2.10) Glendon (2.11) Adam (2.12) Kevin	Read the student papers for your section	We also read these pledges