What is the role of values and moral change in the digital society? To try to answer this I’m joined by John Danaher, whose work on axiological futurism makes him uniquely positioned to guide us through this exploration of values, how they change, and how we can analyse such change.
Danaher’s work mentioned in the episode:
- Axiological futurism: The systematic study of the future of values (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2021.102780)
- In Defence of the Hivemind Society (https://doi.org/10.1007/s12152-020-09451-7)
- Technology and moral change: the transformation of truth and trust (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10676-022-09661-y)
- Mechanisms of Techno-Moral Change: A Taxonomy and Overview (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10677-023-10397-x)
- The normative significance of future moral revolutions (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2022.103046)
Also, make sure to follow John’s blog - “Philosophical disquisitions” (https://philosophicaldisquisitions.blogspot.com/)