Does AI deserve the same rights as human beings? Author Jeff Sebo discusses how our future relationship with AI can be understood through a deeper look into ethical and moral theory, human exceptionalism, and our relationship with animals. Learn how his students handle these topics with remarkable generosity and open-mindedness.
Category: Philosophy
Fewer Rules, Better Students: High-Discretion Teaching
The move from high- to low-discretion not only standardizes education, but also standardizes achievement in education in a truly unfortunate way. Instructors in high-discretion fields should embrace that feature, exercising high discretion with respect to assignments, curriculum, and grading standards.
Teaching Difficult Topics in the Humanities Classroom
As a teacher of moral and political philosophy, currently teaching at the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford on a Master of Public Policy Degree, I typically teach students from around 50 countries with very different social, educational, and professional backgrounds, and I often encounter passionate disagreement in the classroom. So how do I keep the peace and encourage thoughtful, respectful dialogue?
AI Ethics in the Classroom
Artificial Intelligence has become ubiquitous, with its bots and algorithms permeating every aspect of our lives. For several years now, it’s been too late to turn back; AI (often invisibly) powers our smartphones, vehicles, homes, and businesses. But with the more recent advent of widely available generative AI, educators now face the divisive challenge of how, or whether, to use this technology in the classroom.
What Cognitive Science Can Tell Us about Learning Logic
Debby Hutchins, new coauthor on The Art of Reasoning, discusses how her experiences in the classroom and studying cognitive science informed how she approached working on an introductory logic book “I get the rules, but where do I start?” As a graduate student working the logic help desk at Texas A&M, I came to expect this …
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COVID-19: What are the ethical issues?
Norton’s authors and editors continue to work hard during the COVID-19 crisis to create the best classroom resources we can. An Introduction to Moral Philosophy author Jonathan Wolff talked with his editor Ken Barton about how they should approach a new afterword for the second edition of the book (forthcoming) that applies moral philosophy to …