E Moral Self-Cultivation and Techno-Moral Wisdom
This content delves into the realms of moral self-cultivation, practical wisdom, and techno-moral wisdom. It discusses aspects such as moral attention, prudential judgment, and the extension of moral concern in a rapidly evolving technological world. Additionally, it explores the interconnection between virtue ethics and the evolving landscape of moral practice in today's society.
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Vallor Chapters 5-6 3/23/21
Chapter 5 Moral self cultivation requires 1) moral attention 2)prudential judgment and 3) appropriate extension of moral concern. These ideas fall in line with the concept of practical wisdom, which is an intellectual virtue centered around cognition and judgment. Practical wisdom unites cognitive, perceptual, affective and motor capacities.
5.1: Moral Attention One can discern and attend to features of a situation that are important for the ethical judgment involved. Aristotelian: Confucian: Buddhist: Phronimos/well cultivated Si/Attention Mindfulness Bridge Li/habit Inward concentration Empathy Sensitivity Karuna and Mudita Question: How can we identify and cultivate moral salience in a newly technological world growing incredibly rapidly?
5.2: Prudential Judgment The cultivated ability to deliberate and choose well among the most appropriate and effective means available for achieving a noble good or end. Aristotelian: Confucian: Buddhist: Aim, deliberation, calculation Zhi/Cultivation Upaya/Skillful Reasoning Yi/appropriateness Flexibility Balance Question: Given that prudential judgment is essential for coping with rapid change, does it have more of an importance within the discussion of tech ethics than moral attention?
5.3: Appropriate Extension of Moral Concern The authentic decision to do well for others, and expand our own moral concern correctly. Aristotelian: Confucian: Familial love Buddhist: Interconnected beings Complete friendship Intellectual Difficulties Reciprocity Gradual Dehumanizing tendencies Philia/Spontaneous care Question: How will technology change how we express our concern for others? Is compassion easier to portray through technology, or more convoluted?
Chapter 6 Techno-moral wisdom is the newest kind of practical wisdom that is greatly intertwined with the global discussion of virtue ethics as a whole. Now, we are working to conclude what virtue must reflect in a specific setting of moral practice. Chapter 6 lays out the techno-social conditions that are the taxonomies of virtue in this situation.
The 12 Techno-moral Virtues 1. Honesty 5. Courage 9. Flexibility 2. Justice 6. Empathy 10. Perspective 3. Humility 7. Care 11. Magnanimity 4. Justice. 8. Civility 12. Techno-moral Wisdom With the exception of techno-moral wisdom, given its more holistic nature, is there one value that stands out as the most relevant and most important when discussing what virtue ethics should look like in the context of the rapid growth of technology?
