Università Roma Tre

The course aims to enable students to acquire awareness, comprehension skills, and independent judgement with respect to the ethical implications of interacting with physical and digital environments. The class will take a close look at some of the new ethical challenges that the environment around us -in all its complex dimensions- increasingly pushes us to rethink our views. In this light, topics such as our relationship with the Earth and Space, post-humanism, virtual reality and the morally controversial advances of Artificial Intelligence will be addressed.

Expected Learning Outcomes:
In terms of knowledge and comprehension skills, students will be able to understand the ethical dimensions and issues raised by developments in technology in the digital and environmental environment. In terms of ability to apply knowledge and understanding, students will be able to orient themselves in the complex world of environmental and digital ethics, identifying the most problematic aspects. In terms of autonomy of judgement, students will acquire critical capacities with respect to the different and at the same time similar world of physical and digital environments and will be able to discern the potentials and risks from an ethical point of view. In terms of communication skills, students will be able to manage and disseminate information regarding the critical ethical issues of our relationship with nature and artificial intelligence in its various forms. In terms of learning skills, classroom activities will be aimed at enabling students to develop their learning skills independently, while also providing a space for dialogue with the lecturer regarding different ethical approaches in digital and non-digital contexts.