Monday, 23 February 2026 | 17:00-18:30 SAST | Political Philosophy of Engineering & Technology SIG

[Paige Benton]

Dear Colleagues,

I am happy to announce the launch of a Special Interest Group of the Society for Philosophy and Technology (SPT): Political Philosophy of Engineering & Technology (PPET).

Our inaugural meeting will feature a keynote by Prof. Carl Mitcham (Colorado School of Mines), “The Hard Problem in Political Philosophy of Technology.”

Format: Keynote + discussion, followed by a short networking conversation: “Toward a Political Philosophy of Engineering & Technology: A Roadmap” (hosted by Dr Lukas Fuchs and Dr Giovanni Frigo).

 

Zoom | Monday, 23 February 2026 | 16:00–17:30 CET (UTC+1) | 17:00-18:30 SAST

Registration (required) to receive the Zoom link:

https://technion.zoom.us/meeting/register/U-P-5frORi20YvnWYHEIPQ

Chairs/contact: Paige Benton (pbe...@uj.ac.za) ACEPS University of Johannesburg, Avigail Ferdman (avig...@technion.ac.il) Technion, Michael W. Schmidt (michael...@kit.edu) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Kindest regards,

Paige, Avigail and Michael.