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Éthique normative

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A Statistical Test for Probabilistic Fairness

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Algorithms are now routinely used to make consequential decisions that affect human lives. Examples include college admissions, medical interventions or law enforcement. While algorithms empower us to harness all information hidden in vast amounts of data, ...

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Determinants of Different Types of Positive Environmental Behaviors: An Analysis of Public and Private Sphere Actions

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A survey of 1206 participants investigated determinants of positive environmental behaviors (PEBs) in Switzerland. Based on a principle component analysis on data for 23 different PEBs, three behavior types were distinguished: (i) public sphere PEBs with p ...

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Moral, Ethics and Geography: An Empirical Perspective on Political, Economical and Sociability Behaviors

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Ethics and morality as objects of research remain important blind spots of geography. Despite their recent attempts to reconcile the discipline’s take on ethics, geographers hardly ever investigate the individual and social production of moral and ethical ...

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The Formal and Hidden Curricula of Ethics in Engineering Education

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In recent years, a commitment to professional ethics and professional responsibility has been included among the learning outcomes required of engineering education programmes in many counties. So, how should engineering ethics be taught? There is evidence ...

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