Machines and the Moral Community.
A key distinction in ethics is between members and nonmembers of the moral community. Over time, our notion of this…
Resource Tag: Ethics
The Unbecoming of Being: Thermodynamics and The Metaphysics and Ethics of Entropic Decay
Like the Copernican revolution which initiated the Modern project, there has been a thermodynamic revolution in the empirical sciences in…
Christian Faith and AI: A Theological-Philosophical Analysis and its Relevance to the Existence of the Catholic Church
This study analyzes the relationship between Christian faith and artificial intelligence (AI) through a theological-philosophical approach and assesses its relevance…
INTRODUCTION TO ‘THE ENERGY TRANSITION: RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES’.
Energy typically is discussed in terms of science, technology, economics, and politics. Little attention has been given to fundamental religious…
AN ENERGY PRIMER: FROM THERMODYNAMICS TO THEOLOGY.
Scientific, technological, ethical, and religious issues confronting the human prospect are emerging as we encounter the inevitable shift from fossil…
GOD VERSUS TECHNOLOGY? SCIENCE, SECULARITY, AND THE THEOLOGY OF TECHNOLOGY.
In debate with John Caiazza, we clarify the meaning of the terms technology and secular, arguing that technology is not…
ATHENS, JERUSALEM, AND THE ARRIVAL OF TECHNO-SECULARISM.
Western civilization historically has tried to balance secular knowledge with revealed religion. Science is the modern world's version of secular…
Artificial Intelligence, Religion, and Community Concern.
Future developments in artificial intelligence (AI) will likely allow for a greater degree of human-machine convergence, with machines becoming more…
INTRODUCTION TO ‘THE ENERGY TRANSITION: RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES’.
Energy typically is discussed in terms of science, technology, economics, and politics. Little attention has been given to fundamental religious…