Carl Mitcham
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Carl Mitcham is a philosopher of technology
. Born in 1941, Mitcham is currently Professor of Liberal Arts and International Studies at the Colorado School of Mines
and a professor at the European Graduate School
in Saas-Fee
.
He was educated at the University of Colorado (BA, MA) and Fordham University (PhD). Teaching appointments include Berea College (Kentucky), St. Catherine College (Kentucky), Brooklyn Polytechnic University, and Pennsylvania State University. Mitcham was a conscientious objector
during the Vietnam War
.
Mitcham has worked to promote ethical reflection on technology, and "aspires to advance philosophical, ethical, and policy understanding within the relevant and overlapping professional communities in ways that may deepen democratic public intelligence." http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/about_us/meet_us/carl_mitcham/ Mitcham has a long history of work in engineering ethics and the theory and practice of interdisciplinary education and research. Mitcham was also one of the founders of New Directions: Science, Humanities, Policy http://www.ndsciencehumanitiespolicy.org.
In November 2006 Mitcham received the international World Technology Network award for Ethics.
On May 26, 2010, Prof. Mitcham received the Doctor <> award by the Valencian International University (Valencia, Spain). Prof. López Cerezo made a Eulogy and Prof. Mitcham read the speech entitled "Ethics and Technology: The Axial Age".
Philosophy of technology
The philosophy of technology is a philosophical field dedicated to studying the nature of technology and its social effects.- History :Considered under the rubric of the Greek term techne , the philosophy of technology goes to the very roots of Western philosophy.* In his Republic, Plato sees...
. Born in 1941, Mitcham is currently Professor of Liberal Arts and International Studies at the Colorado School of Mines
Colorado School of Mines
The Colorado School of Mines is a small public teaching and research university devoted to engineering and applied science, with special expertise in the development and stewardship of the Earth's natural resources. Located in Golden, Colorado, CSM was ranked 29th, in America among national...
and a professor at the European Graduate School
European Graduate School
The European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland is a privately funded graduate school founded by the non-profit European Foundation of Interdisciplinary Studies. Its German name is Europäische Universität für Interdisziplinäre Studien...
in Saas-Fee
Saas-Fee
Saas-Fee is the main village in the Saastal, or the Saas Valley, and is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland...
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He was educated at the University of Colorado (BA, MA) and Fordham University (PhD). Teaching appointments include Berea College (Kentucky), St. Catherine College (Kentucky), Brooklyn Polytechnic University, and Pennsylvania State University. Mitcham was a conscientious objector
Conscientious objector
A conscientious objector is an "individual who has claimed the right to refuse to perform military service" on the grounds of freedom of thought, conscience, and/or religion....
during the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
.
Mitcham has worked to promote ethical reflection on technology, and "aspires to advance philosophical, ethical, and policy understanding within the relevant and overlapping professional communities in ways that may deepen democratic public intelligence." http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/about_us/meet_us/carl_mitcham/ Mitcham has a long history of work in engineering ethics and the theory and practice of interdisciplinary education and research. Mitcham was also one of the founders of New Directions: Science, Humanities, Policy http://www.ndsciencehumanitiespolicy.org.
In November 2006 Mitcham received the international World Technology Network award for Ethics.
On May 26, 2010, Prof. Mitcham received the Doctor <
As author
- Technology and Religion
- Thinking Through Technology:The Path between Engineering and Philosophy (1994) ISBN 0226531988 (Paper), 0226531961 (Cloth).
- Social and Philosophical Construction of Technology
- Engineering Ethics (with R Shannon Duval) (1999) ISBN 0805364366.
- Ética e ingeniería (with Juan Bautista Bengoetxea) (2010) ISBN 978-84-8448-538-4
As editor or co-editor
- Philosophy and Technology (1972, 1983, 1986)
- Theology and Technology (1984)
- Ethics and Technology
- Visions of STS: Contextualizing Science, Technology, and Society Studies (2001) ISBN 0791448452.
- Philosophy of Technology Reader
- The Challenges of Ivan Illich: A Collective Reflection (2002)
- Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics (2005)
See also
- American philosophyAmerican philosophyAmerican philosophy is the philosophical activity or output of Americans, both within the United States and abroad. The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy notes that while American philosophy lacks a "core of defining features, American Philosophy can nevertheless be seen as both reflecting and...
- Philosophy of technologyPhilosophy of technologyThe philosophy of technology is a philosophical field dedicated to studying the nature of technology and its social effects.- History :Considered under the rubric of the Greek term techne , the philosophy of technology goes to the very roots of Western philosophy.* In his Republic, Plato sees...
- Information ethicsInformation ethicsInformation ethics has been defined as "the branch of ethics that focuses on the relationship between the creation, organization, dissemination, and use of information, and the ethical standards and moral codes governing human conduct in society". It provides a critical framework for considering...
- Humanities policy
- Encyclopedia of PseudoscienceEncyclopedia of PseudoscienceThe Encyclopedia of Pseudoscience , edited by Dr William F. Williams, "identifies, defines and explains terms and concepts related to the world of "almost science"...
- List of American philosophers
External links
- Carl Mitcham @ European Graduate SchoolEuropean Graduate SchoolThe European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland is a privately funded graduate school founded by the non-profit European Foundation of Interdisciplinary Studies. Its German name is Europäische Universität für Interdisziplinäre Studien...
. Biography, bibliography and lectures. - Carl Mitcham @ Colorado School of MinesColorado School of MinesThe Colorado School of Mines is a small public teaching and research university devoted to engineering and applied science, with special expertise in the development and stewardship of the Earth's natural resources. Located in Golden, Colorado, CSM was ranked 29th, in America among national...
. Hennebach Program in the Humanities. - Carl Mitcham. Science, Democracy and Philosophy. 2008. Video lecture at European Graduate SchoolEuropean Graduate SchoolThe European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland is a privately funded graduate school founded by the non-profit European Foundation of Interdisciplinary Studies. Its German name is Europäische Universität für Interdisziplinäre Studien...