Science, Technology and the Good Society

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From the alarm clock (or is it your smart phone?)that wakes us up to the Tylenol PM that helps us get to sleep, and all tablets and wearable technology in between, scientific wonders and technological gadgets are woven into our experiences and relationships like never before. Are these signs of social progress? Are these indicators we've lost touch with our humanity? Are we more connected or more isolated as a result? Are we freer, or more surveilled? How do we live responsibly and promote justice in this? These are questions we'll address in this seminar-style course about living a life for others in a society regularly transformed by science and technology. (DOES NOT FULFILL REL/PHL SENIOR SEMINAR REQUIREMENT) (SENIOR STANDING REQUIRED).