Abstract
The contemporary ethical debate within the framework of the philosophy of technology, as long as it is not a matter of mere statements of will but of rational arguments, is characterized by two convictions:
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Almost all who write on the subject agree that, within the framework of discussion of new forms of technology, ethics should play a decisive role.
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Almost all agree that the new ethical climate must assume, with Max Weber (1964, pp. 174f), that it is not a matter of deontological ethics, but of a teleological ethics of responsibility (Jonas, 1979).
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Zimmerli, W.C. (1988). Variety in Technology, Unity in Responsibility?. In: Durbin, P.T. (eds) Technology and Contemporary Life. Philosophy and Technology, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3951-6_16
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