Ethics Challenges in an Increasingly Technological World
The world isn’t just black and white — there are also plenty of gray areas. Never has this been truer than in today’s world, where increasingly, we’ve become an online and technological society. Within this framework, Sarah E. Rosenson, an ethics and religion teacher at Moorestown Friends School, will guide participants in a five-week college-level course through ethical questions and dilemmas in a program at Medford Leas.
“We live in an age of ever-advancing technology, and these new technologies present new ethical issues,” Rosenson said.
Rosenson, who earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Georgetown University, a Juris Doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and a Masters in Jewish Studies from Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies, will lead a class through the personal and governmental impacts of technology. The class will examine the ethical questions that arise from new technologies, such as constitutional issues, modern military technology, privacy, data mining, and how social networks use personal data, as well as the ethical obligations engineers face when designing new products, technologies, and Internet platforms.
Ethics and Technology will be offered on five consecutive Monday afternoons from 3:30 p.m. until 5 p.m. starting April 18 and ending May 16. The course will be interactive, including discussion, giving participants the chance to pose questions for their peers to consider. Register by April 15 to secure a spot; the cost of participation is $35.
The course is part of Medford University, which offers college-level courses on a regular basis under the guidance of Medford Leas residents.
Ethics and Technology is part of a series of programs being offered by Medford Leas this spring. For a full listing of Pathways to Learning programs, or to register for this or any other program, visit www.medfordleas.org or call (609) 654–3588.
Medford Leas is a nationally accredited not-for-profit community, guided by Quaker principles, for those who are 55 and older, with two campuses. The Medford Campus is located at 1 Medford Leas Way in Medford.
