1. 1 Welcome To Rural Sociology 2225 “Science, Technology and Society” Mary Grigsby Associate Professor of Rural Sociology Division of Applied Social Sciences

2. 2 Topics of Discussion Class Business Grading of Take- Home Exercise Classroom Management Professionalism and Courtesy Guidelines Tips for Successful PowerPoint Slides Seating Chart

3. McGinn 1. List three values that are “widely regarded as integral to the enterprise of ethics in contemporary Western societies.” (3 pts) 3

4. McGinn 1. Answer Freedom, justice, human rights, life, liberty, privacy …. 4

5. McGinn 2. List and describe the four kinds of consideration that McGinn says are pertinent to ethical decisions and judgment making. (8 pts) 5

6. 6 Professionalism and Courtesy Guidelines Write ideas on the board Make a list of the ideas that consolidates similar points Two Volunteers Needed

7. McGinn 2. Answer 1. The Facts of the Matter Empirical data analysis Empirical data on impacts on social groups/society 2. Affected Patients and Their Interests Identify all affected parities with a legitimate stake in the outcome All protectable interests of each stakeholder should be delineated 7

8. McGinn 3. Key Concepts, Criteria, and Principles Concepts, criteria and principles in terms of which the ethical issue or conflict in question is formulated and debated need to be identified. 4. Ethical Theories and Arguments Consequentialist (Utilitarian) “Deontological” (inhernet right or wrong) Neo- Consequentialist 8

9. The Amish 3. The Amish do not engage in fighting in wars because they believe, based on their religion, that the taking of life of another human being under any circumstances is immoral. In the terminology used by McGinn, for the Amish, fighting in a war would be a violation of a(n) ______________________of the group. (1 pts) 9

10. The Amish Answer: exceptionless moral principle 10

11. Tzu-gung and Alcorn 11 4. The story of Tzu-gung and the Gardener suggests and Alcorn maintains that there is a relationship between technology and evolution. Explain this relationship and what it means for humanity and the world. (3 pts)

12. Tsu-gung and Alcorn Answer: Technologies that humans create and choose to use change what it means to be human, they produce a human created evolution of the species. Humans produce change through the creation of technology rather than mutation. We can very quickly generalize a new “trait” over the entire population. (Alcorn) 12