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Moral Traditions Ser.: Tomorrow's Troubles : Risk, Anxiety, and Prudence in an Age of Algorithmic Governance by Paul Scherz (2022, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherGeorgetown University Press
ISBN-101647122708
ISBN-139781647122706
eBay Product ID (ePID)26057287163
Product Key Features
Number of Pages254 Pages
Publication NameTomorrow's Troubles : Risk, Anxiety, and Prudence in an Age of Algorithmic Governance
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEthics, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Sociology / General, Christianity / Catholic
Publication Year2022
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaReligion, Philosophy, Social Science
AuthorPaul Scherz
SeriesMoral Traditions Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight12.8 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2021-049524
Dewey Edition23
Reviews" Tomorrow's Troubles provides the careful ethical analysis we need to make sense of the dilemmas we face in our everyday lives today. As epitomized in the global pandemic, a probabilistic pursuit of risk minimization has effectively become the default criterion for both social deliberation and personal moral evaluation, yet few have interrogated the ethical implications of this trend. In Tomorrow's Troubles , Paul Scherz not only tackles these critical questions but also develops the theological and ethical tools to help us put the assessment of risk into its proper place, at the service of a genuine practice of prudential judgment." ? Conor M. Kelly , associate professor of theology, Marquette University " Tomorrow's Troubles is a prophetic work calling readers to reevaluate the entire sociotechnical world. Technology, risk management, culture, and our mentality have distorted our core Christian commitments such as trust in God's providence and love for our neighbor. I'll be thinking about this book for a long time." ? Brian Patrick Green , director of technology ethics, Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, Santa Clara University "" ?
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal303.372
Table Of ContentAcknowledgementsIntroduction1. From Contingency to ProbabilityPart I: The Subjective Experience of Risk2. Practical Reason and Probability Theory3. Anxiety and the Temporality of Risk4. The Hunger for SecurityPart II: The Governance of Others as Object of Risk5. The Shifting Meaning of Probability6. Responsibility for Risk7. Probabilistic Mechanisms of Control8. Algorithms and the DemonicPart III: A Christian Approach to Risk and Decision Theory9. Christian Responsibility10. The Role of Risk Assessment in Prudential Judgment11. The Epimethean SocietyConclusionBibliography
SynopsisMoral theologian Paul Scherz uses a theological analysis of risk and reason to suggest ways to enjoy the positive benefits of predictive technologies while constraining their dangers. Instead of dwelling on a future we cannot control, we can use our past experiences and Christian tradition to focus on discerning God's will in the present., The first examination of predictive technology from the perspective of Catholic theology Probabilistic predictions of future risk govern much of society. In business and politics alike, institutional structures manage risk by controlling the behavior of consumers and citizens. New technologies comb through past data to predict and shape future action. Choosing between possible future paths can cause anxiety as every decision becomes a calculation to achieve the most optimal outcome. Tomorrow's Troubles is the first book to use virtue ethics to analyze these pressing issues. Paul Scherz uses a theological analysis of risk and practical reason to show how risk-based decision theory reorients our relationships to the future through knowledge of possible dangers and foregone opportunities-and fosters a deceptive hope for total security. Scherz presents this view of temporality as problematic because it encourages a desire for stability through one's own efforts instead of reliance on God. He also argues that the largest problem with predictive models is that they do not address individual reason and free will. Instead of dwelling on a future, we cannot control, we can use our past experiences and the Christian tradition to focus on discerning God's will in the present. Tomorrow's Troubles offers a thoughtful new framework that will help Christians benefit from the positive aspects of predictive technologies while recognizing God's role in our lives and our futures., The first examination of predictive technology from the perspective of Catholic theology Probabilistic predictions of future risk govern much of society. In business and politics alike, institutional structures manage risk by controlling the behavior of consumers and citizens. New technologies comb through past data to predict and shape future action. Choosing between possible future paths can cause anxiety as every decision becomes a calculation to achieve the most optimal outcome. Tomorrow's Troubles is the first book to use virtue ethics to analyze these pressing issues. Paul Scherz uses a theological analysis of risk and practical reason to show how risk-based decision theory reorients our relationships to the future through knowledge of possible dangers and foregone opportunities--and fosters a deceptive hope for total security. Scherz presents this view of temporality as problematic because it encourages a desire for stability through one's own efforts instead of reliance on God. He also argues that the largest problem with predictive models is that they do not address individual reason and free will. Instead of dwelling on a future, we cannot control, we can use our past experiences and the Christian tradition to focus on discerning God's will in the present. Tomorrow's Troubles offers a thoughtful new framework that will help Christians benefit from the positive aspects of predictive technologies while recognizing God's role in our lives and our futures.
LC Classification NumberHM1101.S34 2022
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