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  • Philosophy of Technology
  • Moral Responsibility Studies

Background:

  • Humans increasingly rely on dissociated technological delegation.
  • Technologies mediate actions, altering initial aims and leading to unintended outcomes.
  • Traditional moral responsibility models are insufficient for current technological complexities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a new framework for understanding moral responsibility in the context of technological artifacts.
  • To address the challenges posed by dissociated technological delegation and unintended consequences.
  • To reinterpret moral responsibility for the development and use of emerging technologies.

Main Methods:

  • Defends three interconnected premises regarding technology and moral responsibility.
  • Analyzes the mediating role of technology in human actions.
  • Presents a schematic layout of a Social Role-Responsibility model.

Main Results:

  • Traditional models of moral responsibility are inadequate due to technological mediation.
  • Technological delegation leads to altered aims and unforeseen outcomes.
  • A new model of Social Role-Responsibility is proposed.

Conclusions:

  • A reinterpretation of moral responsibility is crucial for navigating technological advancements.
  • The proposed Social Role-Responsibility model offers a new approach to ethical considerations in technology.
  • This framework facilitates a more nuanced understanding of accountability in the digital age.