发表机构
University of Cambridge（剑桥大学）
机构由 AI 辅助整理，请以论文原文为准。AI 中文总结
本课程由数学家撰写，面向数学家，以案例研究和互动活动揭示数学本身及数学技术中的伦理问题，提供务实方法，帮助从业者理解并改善其工作产出。
AI 中文摘要
这是一门关于数学伦理学的课程。也就是说，它涉及数学本身、数学工作以及数学家行为中出现的伦理问题，广义上涵盖了所有由数学驱动的技术。这是一门新颖的课程。传统上，伦理学很少被数学学科考虑，更不用说在数学学科内教授了。本课程旨在改变这一现状，通过以对数学家清晰易懂的方式，揭示与数学相关的具体伦理问题。本课程由数学家撰写，面向数学家，并关于数学家。它以案例研究的形式呈现了新颖且原创的材料，涵盖了有害和不道德的行为、对导致此类伤害的事件因果链的分析，以及对驱动此类行为的周围过程的审视。所有这些都有充分的引用，并辅以互动活动以帮助学习。它发展了数学伦理学的基础理论：什么可能出错，为什么出错，以及如何解决。学生和从业者都能理解其数学工作的背景，以及如何改变他们的行为以确保更适当和有用的产出。与更传统的哲学教学相比，本课程不深入探讨伦理理论的深度。相反，它提供了一种实用、动手、务实的数学伦理学方法，将其视为应用伦理学的一个分支。它揭示了数学技术引发的非常特殊的伦理问题，并展示了伦理学的一般原则和负责任的发展如何也适用于数学工作。因此，这使得它与计算机科学、物理学、工程学以及任何其他数学学科高度相关。
英文摘要
This is a course about Ethics in Mathematics. That is, about the ethical issues that arise in mathematics itself, in mathematical work, and in the actions of mathematicians, broadly interpreted to cover all mathematically-powered technologies. This is a novel course. Traditionally, ethics has seldom been considered by, let alone taught within, the mathematics discipline. This course seeks to change that, by bringing to light the specific ethical issues relevant to mathematics, in a way that is clear and understandable to mathematicians. This course is written by mathematicians, for mathematicians, and about mathematicians. It presents new and original material, in the form of case studies covering harmful and unethical behaviour, analysis of the causal chain of events leading to such harm, and examination of the surrounding processes that drive such actions. All this is fully cited, and supported with interactive activities to aid learning. It develops much of the foundational theory of ethics in mathematics: what can go wrong, why it goes wrong, and how to address it. Students and practitioners alike take away an understanding of the context of their mathematical work, and how to change their actions to ensure more appropriate and useful outputs. In contrast to more traditional philosophy teaching, this course does not delve into the depths of ethical theory. Rather, it presents a practical, hands-on, pragmatic approach to ethics in mathematics, treating it as a branch of applied ethics. It uncovers the very particular ethical issues that arise from mathematical technologies, as well as show how general principles from ethics and responsible development apply even to mathematical work. As such, this makes it highly relevant to adjacent areas such as computer science, physics, engineering, and any other numerate discipline.
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