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                Dear colleagues,
<br>May I ask you to forward this announcement of the new edition of the PhD
<br>course on Philosophy of Responsible Innovation, January 13-21 2021 in
<br>Wageningen and Delft (The Netherlands) to Research Master and PhD students who
<br>might be interested in this topic. Thanks in advance
<br>
<br>Vincent Blok (vincent.blok@wur.nl)
<br>Philosophy of Technology and Responsible Innovation, Wageningen University
<br>https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Vincent_Blok
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<br>"Philosophy of Responsible Innovation" (2021) - OZSW + 4TU course
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<br>Organizating University
<br>Wageningen University - Vincent Blok
<br>(vincent.blok@wur.nl)
<br>Delft University of Technology - Ibo van de Poel
<br>(I.R.vandePoel@tudelft.nl)
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<br>About the topic
<br>This course discusses the main philosophical issues in relation to Responsible
<br>Innovation, an emerging concept in the EU context which highlights the
<br>relevance of social-ethical issues in research and innovation practices. This
<br>emerging concept calls for philosophical reflection on the nature, scope and
<br>applicability of responsibility and innovation in innovation practices in
<br>general, and the way social-ethical issues can be applied and addressed in
<br>specific fields like business, healthcare and energy in particular. Topics
<br>that will be covered include the nature of responsibility in responsible
<br>innovation, the role of societal values in innovation and value sensitive
<br>design, philosophical reflections on the role of knowledge and risk in
<br>innovation, constructive technology assessment and governance of responsible
<br>innovation, Responsible Innovation in the public sector (healthcare),
<br>responsible innovation in the private sector.
<br>Students get to know some of the main positions in relation to philosophical
<br>issues in responsible innovation, the main arguments in the relevant debates
<br>and insight in the dilemma's which appear in the practical application of
<br>responsible innovation in the public and private sector. Although the focus is
<br>on the philosophical and ethical issues raised by responsible innovation, we
<br>will also touch upon some more fundamental philosophical issues raised by
<br>responsible innovation. This includes issues like:
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<br>  *   The nature of responsibility in light of the unpredictability of the
<br>future impact of innovations
<br>  *   The philosophical assumptions of the innovation paradigm
<br>  *   The way (responsible) innovations affect experience and praxis
<br>  *   Value incommensurability, value pluralism and the trade-offs between
<br>values in responsible innovation
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<br>Aim / objective
<br>To become acquainted with the main philosophical issues in relation to
<br>Responsible Innovation.
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<br>Target group
<br>PhD students (alfa, gamma, beta) who start their research in the field of
<br>Responsible Research and Innovation, and PhD students in philosophy who want
<br>to learn more about philosophical and ethical reflection in the field of
<br>science and technology development. Students from universities outside The
<br>Netherlands are encouraged to subscribe for the course as well.
<br>
<br>Program
<br>Week 1 (Delft)
<br>
<br>  *   Day 1 (13 January 2021): Introduction to Responsible Research and
<br>Innovation (Swierstra & Boenink)
<br>  *   Day 2 (14 January 2021): Value Sensitive Design (vd Hoven & vd Poel)
<br>     *   Event lecture: Rene von Schomberg on RRI in the European Policy
<br>Context
<br>  *   Day 3 (15 January 2021): Conceptions of Responsibility in Relation to
<br>RRI I (Zwart) & Philosophy of Innovation (Blok)
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<br>Week 2 (Wageningen)
<br>
<br>  *   Day 4 (18 January 2021): AIRR Framework and RRI in smart farming
<br>(Macnaghten & vd Burg)
<br>  *   Day 5 (19 January 2021): Conceptions of Responsibility in Relation to
<br>RRI II (vd Poel/Blok)
<br>  *   Day 6 (20 January 2021): Postphenomenological analysis of RRI &
<br>Stakeholder Engagement (Verbeek & Robaey)
<br>  *   Day 7 (21 January 2021): Final Presentatioins (Blok & vd Poel)
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<br>Lecturers
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<br>  *   Prof. dr. Tsjalling Swierstra, Maastricht University (day 1)
<br>  *   Dr. Marianne Boenink, Twente University (day 1)
<br>  *   Dr. Vincent Blok, Wageningen University (day 3, 5 and 7)
<br>  *   Prof. dr. ir. Ibo van de Poel, Technical University Delft (day 2, 5 and
<br>7)
<br>  *   Dr. Simone van der Burg, Wageningen University (day 4)
<br>  *   Prof. dr. Hub Zwart, Erasmus University Rotterdam (day 3)
<br>  *   Prof. dr. Jeroen van den Hoven, Technical University Delft (day 2)
<br>  *   Prof. dr. Phil Macnaghten, Wageningen University (day 4)
<br>  *   Dr. Zoe Robaey, Wageningen University (day 6)
<br>  *   Prof. Peter-Paul Verbeek, Twente University (day 6)
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<br>Required preparations
<br>The participants are expected to read all the assigned literature, to do
<br>assignments and to actively participate in the discussions. They also have to
<br>give a final presentation (more information about the assignment will be
<br>provided during the first lecture)
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<br>Certificate / credit points
<br>Study load is the equivalent of 5 EC.
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<br>Attendance
<br>It is obligatory to attend all sessions of the course.
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<br>
<br>Dr. Vincent Blok MBA
<br>Associate Professor in Philosophy of Technology and Responsible Innovation
<br>
<br>Wageningen University
<br>Philosophy Group
<br>Hollandseweg 1, 6706 KN, Wageningen (Building 201)
<br>De Leeuwenborch, Room 4068
<br>T: +31 (0) 6 146 156 40
<br>E-mail: vincent.blok@wur.nl
<br>Website: www.vincentblok.nl
<br>https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Vincent_Blok
<br>https://wur.academia.edu/VincentBlok
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