Workshop
On Proportionality and Justice - Quantitative Aspects of Justice and Fairness
Mittwoch 06.01.2010, 12:00 - Donnerstag 07.01.2010, 17:00
justice10_150x120.jpg A glance at history shows us that the quantification of law was going hand in hand with humanization and equalization of society. Our thoughts and actions, our perception, imagination, and experience depend more and more on informational, computational, and robotic systems with increasing complexity and autonomy. What are their epistemic, ethical, and societal challenges for the future of mankind? The interdisciplinary workshop "On Proportionality and Justice - Quantitative Aspects of Justice and Fairness" (Jan. 6-7, 2010) at TU München will promote scholarly dialogues on all aspects of this turn of society
Justice has at least two sides. Actually, there is a huge effort and focus on institutionalization. Whether this and its associated costs and bureaucracy is of value or not may one question among others. Sometimes this view, especially in Germany omits that finally a human ought to make a decision. A decision, he/she has to take the responsibility for. A glance at history shows us that the quantification of law was going hand in hand with a humanization and equalization of society. As there is a widespread altercation with justice among scholars form diverse faculties we invite them to an interdisciplinary discussion. Our thoughts and actions, our perception, imagination, and experience depend more and more on informational, computational, and robotic systems with increasing complexity and autonomy. What are their epistemic, ethical, and societal challenges for the future of mankind? The workshop will promote scholarly dialogues on all aspects of this turn of society.
Veranstalter
Carl von Linde Academy, Philosopy of Science, Technology and Engineering Department
Ansprechpartner
R.Z. Bengez, bengez@cvl-a.tum.de