Official Course Description: “We live in a technological society, but we are not necessarily aware of the ways in which our behavior is influenced either by technology, or the science that grounds it. For example, science and technology has given us mastery but it has also brought with it both alienation and dependency. This course will examine the ethics of issues such as: Genetic testing, genetic manipulation, performance enhancing drugs, anonymous remote (drone) warfare, genetically modified foods, and artificial intelligence.”

Personal Course Description: We looked into a general overview of philosophy, including studying Socrates, Plato, Aristotle and Descartes. For the first half of the semester students presented and taught the material for class each day. This was supposed to spark thought and conversation from the presenters and the viewers in the room. Presenters had to ask the class three intriguing ethics questions at the end of presentation. The ethical questions from the day were intended to spark a conversation about the topic. All topics varied largely, and were mostly topics in Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari, Future of the Mind by Michio Kaku, and The Foucault Reader by Michel Foucault. Students got into pairs to present their topic. For example, my topic was “Are all living organisms just algorithms? What is Consciousness? Levels of Consciousness?” The class also wrote a Socratic dialogue about topics relating to the ethics of science and technology. For example, my socratic dialogue’s topic was the use of drone warfare in the Middle East. Socratic dialogue class presentations were optional. The final for the class is in the form of essay questions. Students are to chose 4 of out 6 questions regarding to things learned in the course throughout the semester. The questions are to test our knowledge and if we truly understand what we learned.