When Computer Science professor Barbara J. Grosz opened enrollment for Computer Science 108: “Intelligent Systems: Design and Ethical Challenge” for its second year in fall 2016, she received 140 ...

Many conversations about artificial intelligence (AI) center on the question of how the technology can impact the future and shape our world. In addition to considering the possible future benefits, ...

When McDonald’s pledged in September 2015 to use cage-free eggs in all of its restaurants in the next decade, it came as no surprise to Calvin philosophy professor Matt Halteman. Not because he’s a ...

IN A very general sense, ethics is the name give to our concern for good behavior. We feel an obligation to consider not only our own personal well-being but also that of others and of human society ...

Home Markkula Center for Applied Ethics About the Center Center News Ethics Center Alumni Contribute to World Philosophy Day Celebration Kelly Shi ’16, a 2015-16 Hackworth Fellow and Ethics Bowl squad ...

Ethics Bowl is a class housed within the Department of Philosophy that is available to students during the fall semester. The course is unique in that it includes an ethics competition between ...

Students from CIEBA College Preparatory Academy celebrating after the event. Photo credit: Jay Shapiro University of California, Santa Cruz’s Center for Public Philosophy (CPP) is a one-of-a-kind ...

Philosophy majors are a favorite punching bag for university critics—including past, Floridian Republican presidential candidates. In the early 2010s, there were annually about 7,800 philosophy ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American This is the third in a series of posts on ...

The Minor in Ethics and Values is designed to allow you to fit a selection of PHIL courses together with a Major in a wide variety of disciplines. This allows you to combine your academic and/or ...