Descrizione del progetto
Un metodo innovativo per lo studio dell’automazione
L’automazione determina già oggi una vasta gamma di attività della vita moderna. È considerata una tecnologia che opera indipendentemente dal coinvolgimento umano. Il progetto HAAA, finanziato dall’UE, proporrà e svilupperà un nuovo metodo filosofico per lo studio dell’automazione, sottolineando la grande varietà di prassi continue e che richiedono determinate abilità sulle quali si basano le relative tecnologie. A partire dagli studi femministi sulla tecnologia, il progetto indagherà i diversi tipi di influenza umana, esaminerà i processi per cui tali influenze non sono visibili e prenderà in considerazione le preoccupazioni etiche pertinenti. La metodologia proposta sarà applicata per valutare gli impatti sociali dell’automazione e verrà utilizzata da studi storici e sociologici sulla stessa.
Obiettivo
The proposed project brings together the applicant, a promising early career researcher (Mark Thomas Young) with a prolific and internationally renowned supervisor (Mark Coeckelbergh), hosted by one of the foremost centers for the philosophy of technology in Europe (University of Vienna). The primary objective is to develop a new philosophical approach to the study of automation that challenges dominant conceptions of automation as technologies that operate without human involvement by highlighting the wide variety of ongoing skillful practices upon which they depend. Drawing on perspectives from feminist studies of technology, the project will (1) identify the different forms of human agency upon which automating technologies depend, (2) explore the processes by which they come to be hidden from view and finally (3) examine the ethical concerns surrounding their erasure. In addition to making a substantial contribution to existing literature on automation in the philosophy of technology, the theoretical approach this project develops will also be useful for historical and sociological studies of technology alongside designers interested in the social impacts of automating technologies. By proposing a novel conception of automation which is useful across disciplines, this research addresses the secondary objective of this project; to establish the project manager as a leading voice in the philosophy of technology and to provide him training and experience that will enable him to attain his long-term career goal of a permanent position in philosophy. In addition to disseminating research results through the production of articles, a journal special issue and the organization of academic events on the theme of automation, this project will also utilize forms of public outreach which are intended to raise public awareness of the human agency underlying automation and the ethical concerns associated with its erasure.
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MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EFCoordinatore
1010 Wien
Austria