Maintenance, as a topic of philosophical interest, is enjoying something of a heyday. The focus is often on technological or engineering contexts; a special interest group within the Society for Philosophy and Technology has been holding talks on maintenance since… Read More ›
Sven Nyholm’s The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: A Philosophical Introduction (Hackett Publishing 2026) is a clear, well-written, accessible, and fairly comprehensive philosophical introduction to the ethics of artificial intelligence. In each chapter, Nyholm raises pressing ethical questions about the development… Read More ›
5. The Principle of Unity: No Essence, but No Emptiness Either Tim Juvshik’s objection to the notion of a principle of unity identifies a real tension in our original formulation. On the one hand, we speak of a principle that… Read More ›
We are grateful to Tim Juvshik for his careful engagement (2026) with our article (2025). His commentary is valuable because it identifies a significant issue in our proposal: whether an ontology of artifacts centered on maintenance and repair needs the… Read More ›
Two recent trends have emerged in two separate subfields of philosophy which have increased our understanding of the nature of artifacts—things like cellphones, chairs, and hammers. First, analytic metaphysics has increasingly recognized that artifacts are distinctly social entities (e.g. Thomasson… Read More ›
In his fine and philosophically well-argued article “Economics and Politics in the Age of AI” (2025), Vincent Blok asserts that the “technological advancements in digital technologies like AI raise societal concerns about the instrumentalization and datafication of human life” and… Read More ›
Volume 14, Issue 11, 1–81, November 2025 ❧ Koopman, Colin. 2025. “Associationist Philosophy of Technology and Liberal Political Philosophy.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 14 (11) 1–10. ❧ Gärtner, Klaus. 2025. “AI and Epistemic Agency: Responding to Coeckelbergh.” Social… Read More ›
In a world increasingly defined by rapid scientific advances, pervasive technologies, and engineered systems that mediate nearly every aspect of human life, we face an urgent need to critically engage with science and technology. From artificial intelligence and climate engineering… Read More ›
Susan Schneider (2025) argues that AI chatbots pose a threat to human autonomy that is difficult for users to detect. Like the proverbial frog in the pot of water that is slowly heating to a deadly boil, we are unaware… Read More ›
Post-Europe is the most concise and personal in a series of works by Yuk Hui—one of the most original and productive young world philosophers of technology. Its core two chapters are adapted from lectures delivered at Taipei National University of… Read More ›