PHILOS 4V03
MULTIDISCIPLINARY WORKSHOP IN APPLIED ETHICS AND POLICY
Winter 2026 · C01
Topics
- Introduction
- Why do we need ethics for emerging technology?
- Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI)
- Science and the public
- Risk
- Consent
- Group presentations – project proposals
- HPV vaccine
- Artificial intelligence in Medicine
- Gene drive technology and malaria
- Generative AI/Chat GPT
- Self-driving cars
- Presentations
Readings
- All required readings are available free online or can be accessed through the McMaster University Library website. See the Course Readings section, below, for details.
- Douglas H. Chapter 9: Inserting the Public into Science. In Maasen S, Weingart P (eds.), Democratization of Expertise? Exploring Novel forms of Scientific Advice in Political Decision-Making. Sociology of the Sciences 2005;24:153-169. Available at: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/1-4020-3754-6.pdf#page=156
- Felt U, Fochler M. Machineries for Making Publics: Inscribing and De-scribing Publics in Public Engagement. Minerva 2010;48:219-238. Available at: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11024-010-9155-x
- Singh JA. Informed consent and community engagement in open field research: lessons for gene drive science. BMC Medical Ethics 2019;20(54):1-12. Available at: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12910-019-0389-3
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- Course outline / syllabus ↗Winter 2026