Maintenance & Philosophy Technology (Special Interest Group)

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From: Mark Young <young...@GMAIL.COM>

Dear all,

I’m writing to let everyone know about a new special interest group at the society of philosophy of technology (SPT) that aims to explore the topic of maintenance in relation to philosophy of technology. 

The group will hold monthly online seminars which aim to stimulate discussion about maintenance among philosophers but also to facilitate dialogue between philosophers of technology and scholars of maintenance and repair from other disciplines. All are therefore encouraged to take part, regardless of disciplinary background and we look forward to welcoming a diverse range of perspectives on this important and exciting topic.

You’ll find the schedule for 2022 below. If you’d like to attend any of the talks, send me an email at ma...@markthomasyoung.net and I’ll add you to the mailing list through which zoom links will be posted a week in advance. 

Best,

Mark

Schedule - Maintenance and Philosophy of Technology

May 12^th 2022               (18-1915 UTC+1)

Mark Thomas Young (U Vienna) “Maintenance and the Metaphysics of Artifacts”

June 9^th 2022                (18-1915 UTC+1)

Eugenia Stamboliev (U Vienna) “Rethinking Maintenance as Part of Trustworthiness”

August 11^th 2022           (18-1915 UTC+1)

Tom Fisher (NTU) “Repairing things repairs people”

September 8^th 2022      (18-1915 UTC+1)

Cristina Bernabeau & Jesus Vega Encabo (Autonomous U Madrid) “The Privilege of Maintenance and Repair in shaping and understanding our Artifactual World

October 13^th 2022         (18-1915 UTC+1)

Taylor Stone (U Bonn) and Aimee Van Wynesberghe (U Bonn) “On the Things of the Internet: AI for Maintenance and the Maintenance of AI

November 10^th 2022     (18-1915 UTC+1)   

Sanna Lehtinen (Aalto Univ.) “Aesthetic Values in the Maintenance of Urban Technologies”

December 8^th 2022        (18-1915 UTC+1)

Simon Penny (UCI) "Making Maintenance Possible Again: Finding Ethical and Sustainable Paths Through Consumerism, Disposability and Inbuilt  Obsolescence"

Mark Thomas Young

Postdoctoral Researcher

University of Vienna

https://univie.academia.edu/MarkThomasYoung