Business and Virtue in the Digital Age

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

Modern societies are complex and technologically infused. How might individuals, businesses, and other groups use technology to enhance—or undermine—their societies? This course explores three themes: (1) the virtues of citizens and leaders in the digital age; (2) the ethics of profitable firms; and (3) the ethical use of technologies including AI. We will consider the character of admirable businesspeople and other leaders, the promises and perils of technologies including AI, controversies around the acquisition, use, and sale of personal and financial data, and the role of technology in just societies and lives well-lived.