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This paper is a review of the 18th National Ethics Conference that took place in November 2022 and was organized by the Department of Ethical Studies of the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The aim of this review is to give publicity to the event by informing of the thematic panels, the titles of the reports and the names of the researchers who participated.

Interpreting Technology puts Ricoeur's work at the center of contemporary philosophical thinking concerning technology. It investigates his project of critical hermeneutics, the growing ethical and political impacts of technologies on the modern lifeworld, and ways of analyzing global sociotechnical systems such as the Internet.

Carolyn McLeod responds to a growing trend of health care professionals conscientiously refusing to provide reproductive health services such as abortion. She argues for a prioritizing approach, according to which medical practitioners have a fiduciary duty to prioritize patients' interests in gaining access to care

In this analytically oriented work, Peterson articulates and defends five moral principles for addressing ethical issues related to new and existing technologies: the cost-benefit principle, the precautionary principle, the sustainability principle, the autonomy principle, and the fairness principle

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Tables -- 1: Introduction -- Mediation, Virtue, Responsibility -- Towards a Hermeneutic Technology Ethics -- References -- 2: Praxis and Contemporary Philosophy of Technology -- Gaps in the Empirical Turn -- Revisiting Practice -- Narrative Embeddedness of Practice -- Objections to MacIntyre -- A Narrative Turn -- Conclusion -- References -- 3: Ricoeur's Hermeneutic Concept of Technical Practice -- Turning to Ricoeur -- Problematising Technical Practice -- A Hermeneutic Account of Technical Practice -- Action < -- > -- Practice -- Practice < -- > -- Life Plan -- Life Plan < -- > -- Narrative Unity of Life -- Conclusion -- References -- 4: A Narrative Theory of Technology -- Exploring Ricoeur's Narrative Theory -- The Model of Emplotment -- Narrativity and Technological Mediation -- Narrative Technologies -- Textuality, Literacy -- Temporality and Distancing -- Technical Practice and Technological Emplotment -- Conclusion -- References -- 5: Narrative Ethics of Technical Practice -- Virtue Ethics and Technology -- Technology and the Virtues -- Lack of an Account of Technological Mediation -- The Ethical Aim -- The Good Life -- With and for Others -- In Just Institutions -- Conclusion -- References -- 6: A Method for Technology Ethics -- An Iterative, Tripartite Method -- Illustrating the Method: Automated Borders -- Phase I: Description < -- > -- Interpretation -- Mapping Technical Practices -- Gathering Narratives -- Hermeneutic Analysis -- Phase II: Interpretation < -- > -- Evaluation -- Standards of Excellence -- Life Plans -- Narrative Unity of Life -- Phase III: Evaluation < -- > -- Prescription -- The Good Life -- With and for Others -- In Just Institutions -- Conclusion -- References -- 7: Conclusion: Hermeneutic Ethics for the Digital Age -- Summary.

Intro -- Ethics in Reproductive Medicine -- Copyright -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Contributors -- CHAPTER 1 Embryo Therapy: What Can Be Done? -- CHAPTER 2 Embryo Therapy: Is There a Clinical Need? -- CHAPTER 3 Embryo Therapy: The Philosopher's Role in Ethical Debate -- CHAPTER 4 The Rights of the Pre-embryo and Fetus to In-vitro and In-vivo Therapy -- CHAPTER 5 Respect for Life: Embryonic Considerations -- CHAPTER 6 Maternal-Fetal Conflict: Pregnant Drug Addicts -- CHAPTER 7 Expanding Human Populations and Their Ecosystems -- CHAPTER 8 Maternal Mortality in Developing Countries -- CHAPTER 9 The Nature of Love -- CHAPTER 10 The Ethics of Sexual Restraint -- CHAPTER 11 Clinical Research and the Consumer -- CHAPTER 12 Is It Ethical To Be Efficient? -- CHAPTER 13 Screening and Discriminating: Resource Implications of the New Technology -- CHAPTER 14 Epidemiology of Induced Abortion -- CHAPTER 15 The Complex Problem of Abortion -- CHAPTER 16 Toleration in the Abortion Debate -- CHAPTER 17 Tolerance: Virtue or Vice? -- CHAPTER 18 Are There Moral Authorities? -- Subiect Index.

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Toward a Virtue Ethics in Digital Rhetoric -- 3. The Practice of Equality as a Virtue -- 4. Care in Remix and Digital Sampling -- 5. Generosity in Social Media Technology -- 6. A Virtue of Patience in Environmental Networks -- 7. Future Applications of the Hexeis in Networked Societies -- Notes -- References -- About the Authors -- Index

1. An introduction to technoethics -- 2. Technosapiens : the coevolution of nature, humankind, and technology -- 3. Ordinary technologies and ethical significance -- 4. The self in the age of pervasive technology -- 5. Deep sustainability and personal microactions -- 6. Ordinary wisdom in the technosphere.

"This is a book that starts of by acknowledging the pain of infertility for many people and then examines the options for conceiving that have developed so rapidly since Louise Brown the first 'test tube baby' was born 30 years ago. Tom Frame argues that ethics, law and community desires haven't been able to keep up with technological advancement, and that this is a problem. He starts by looking at adoption, and includes details about his own experience as an adoptee. He writes about sperm and egg donors, asking whether it's fair that they be allowed to remain anonymous; he writes about IVF and surrogacy and finishes by writing about cases where women have asked to use the dead husbands' stored sperm to become preganant. He looks at science, religion, philosophy, ethics but his starting point is always 'what's best for the child'. His view that the ideal family is a mother, a father and a child will create some controversy."--Provided by publisher

Intro -- Preface -- References -- Contents -- Contributors -- The European Legislation on AI: A Brief Analysis of Its Philosophical Approach -- References -- Informational Privacy with Chinese Characteristics -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Exploring China's 'Privacy Awakening' -- 3 The State-Individual Relationship in Confucian Thought -- 4 Individualisation and the 'Great Self' -- 5 Informational Privacy as Relational Obligations -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Lessons Learned from Co-governance Approaches - Developing Effective AI Policy in Europe -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Co-governance as an Approach -- 3 Approach and Methodology - Challenges to Regulating AI and Identifying Common Themes and Examples -- 3.1 Challenges in AI Governance -- 3.2 Identifying Examples -- 4 Co-governance Examples from Outside AI - Ideas, Implementation and Challenges -- 4.1 Complex Supply Chain Management - The Transparency/Accountability Challenge -- 4.2 Building Reliable and Professional Services - Transparency/Accountability/Dynamic Challenge -- 5 Co-governance as It Relates to AI -- 5.1 Multi-stakeholder Monitoring, Certification and Labeling of Products -- 5.2 Professionalization -- 5.3 Points of Control (Targeted Regulation with Stakeholder Buy-in) -- 6 "Lessons Learned" - Recommendations for AI Governance in the EU -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- State-Firm Coordination in AI Governance -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical Framework: Power and Legitimacy -- 3 The Role of States and Technology Firms in AI Governance -- 3.1 Evaluating State-Driven AI Governance -- 3.2 Evaluating Corporate-Driven AI Governance -- 3.3 The Case for a Combined Approach to AI Governance -- 4 How to Achieve Responsible AI Governance -- 4.1 Updating the State for the Digital Age -- 4.2 Rebooting Tech Firms with Purpose -- 4.3 Avenues Toward Systemic Change -- 5 Conclusion -- References.

This open access book tackles the pressing problem of integrating concerns related to Artificial Intelligence (AI) ethics into higher education curriculums aimed at future AI developers in Africa and beyond. For doing so, it analyzes the present and future states of AI ethics education in local computer science and engineering programs. The authors share relevant best practices and use cases for teaching, develop answers to ongoing organizational challenges, and reflect on the practical implications of different theoretical approaches to AI ethics. The book is of great interest to faculty members, researchers, and students in the fields of artificial intelligence, computer science, mathematics, computer engineering, and related areas, as well as higher education administration.

What implications are applications of new genetic technologies in biomedicine having on social identity in today's society? New Genetics, New Identities, a wide-ranging multi-disciplinary volume in the CESAGen Genetics & Society Book series, presents not only theoretical reflection but also empirical case studies drawn from an international array of authors. Including the highly controversial areas of reproductive technologies and use of human embryos in biomedical research, other key features include: a fresh analysis of a wide-range of social and political concerns in the development of new social identities; examinations of the social implications of identity formation as a result from advances in genetic technologies from a number of perspectives both locally and globally; resources of a wide range of social science disciplines to discuss significant sociological, anthropological, political and ethical issues. This superb collection is an essential informative read for postgraduates and academics in the fields of sociology, anthropology and scientific technologies giving a comparative approach to complex issues surrounding the social implications of these advances in a period of rapid social change.