PHIL 362
Data and the Just Society
This course explores an array of issues that algorithmic tools raise for political philosophy, including: hazards and benefits of dataset (in/ex)clusion; how platform curatorial decisions (re)shape democratic culture; the 'fairness' of algorithmic scoring programs in criminal justice and consumer contexts; how machine-evaluable performance metrics influence our commercial and personal relationships.
Prerequisites & course information
One previous philosophy course OR COMPFOR 111 OR declared in the Science, Technology, and Society Minor OR Digital Studies Minor. (Prerequisites enforced at registration.) (4; 2 in the half-term). (HU). May not be repeated for credit.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027