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Reflect: Do engineers and scientists have a role to play in lessening or fixing the issues of environmental justice and environmental racism? If yes, what are some specific ways Mines graduates might play a role in solutions to these problems in the future?

Engineers and scientists do hold a certain level of responsibility in lessening or fixing the issues of environmental justice and environmental racism. By entering this field of work, there has to be some level of understanding to be making decisions that add to society in both of a positive and productive way. Choosing projects must be done in a way that can understand the future implications and all of the ethical concerns that go along with it. By being able to have such a knowledge, the decisions made must be made with others in consideration. Mines graduates will be apart of this transition in the future and need to be knowledgable about the work that they choose to participate in.

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Reflect: What did you know about Globeville prior to reading these articles? Have you ever been to or driven through Globeville before, and are your impressions of it changed by the information you have just learned? Did these articles remind you of similar issues from any other area of places you have visited or lived? Additionally, are the problems described in these articles engineering problems?

Before reading these articles, I had no prior knowledge about Globeville or the issues rising there. From what I have gathered, there is a lot of environmental injustice occuring there. I have seen similar acts of environmental negligence in lower-income neighborhood that do not have the same luxuries as wealthier ones. I believe that these issues are engineering problems, people should be able to enjoy the simple aspects of life to some extent without being disportionately left out of. By doing so, a engineer should understand the implications of what they are building and take all accounts under consideration in order to ensure the wellbeing of everyone.

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Reflect: What is redlining? How has it impacted environmental justice issues?

Redlining is the grouping of people that have certain similarities to each other in cities and town. It disproportionately places people in different income brackets into communities that are less favorable and was popularized by bankers and insurance firms in the 1900s. This has subsequently impacted environmental justice issues by forcing people living in these areas to live with more extreme climates compared to those wealthier.

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Potential discussion questions: What are some key similarities and differences between these two Colorado River reconciliation ecology case studies (the Delta versus the Salton Sea)? What takeaways can you identify by comparing and contrasting them?

The similarites and differences between these two ecology case studies relate by intentions. One was caused by accidental means and the other intentional. By comparing the two you would be able to understand that as an engineer, you have the responsibility to take into account more aspects of your impact that goes outside of your own interests, whether intentional or not, you need to be able to predict all potential outcomes and how these drawbacks may impact future implications.

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Reflect: Imagine a geographic scenario where the Colorado River ended in Southern California rather than across the United States border in entirely different country (Mexico). If the community of San Luis Rio Colorado were instead Los Angeles or San Diego, would the condition of the river’s delta be different? Why or why not? Work the concept of “environmental justice” into your answer.

By physically changing the location of the river, the conditions of the river's delta would alter significantly. For one, the river would no longer be spanning two different countries and would only account for one. These differences would make it much easier to come to an agreement among how to go about protecting and preserving the river. Because the delta is in a populated area, more people would feel a greater responsibility to treat the water better for their own wellbeing in being more environmentally conscious.

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What aspects of your everyday landscape do you take for granted as “natural”? This may be on campus, at home, or somewhere else. Going further, do you know where your drinking water comes from? If you do know where your water comes from, how did you learn this information? If you don’t know where your water comes from, why don’t you? And would you call that an engineering success, an engineering failure, or something else entirely? What are some of the ramifications of not knowing where your drinking water comes from?

I believe that one of the everyday natural landscape item that I take for granted are trees. Because they are so commonly found and often times are used for improve the aesthetics of an environment, I think it is easy to overlook the aspects that make it so important for the environment. I think that humans do take advantage of them by cutting them down or not using them to their full potential. By doing so, I cannot say that I completely understand where my drinking water comes from. I am very priviledged to be able to have it there and easily accessible, but I would call it an engineering failure that I don't know the process of sanitation and distribution of ensuring one of the most important qualities of life. The ramifications of not knowing where our drinking water is coming from can involve a bit of ignorance in expecting that this resource will always be there. Because we rely on the convienence of it, the future protection of our freshwater resources may not be taken as seriously.

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Why do you think this Colorado River video was done in the first person, with the river speaking for itself? Did the first person perspective surprise you (or not), and why? Did you know that treating rivers like people under the law is a legal strategy being used around the world to protect rivers? What are some of the ethical implications of ascribing “personhood” to rivers?

I think that personifying the river was done in order for the viewer to sympathize for what it was going through. By giving human traits to inanimate objects allows us to understand what is going through the Colorado River. The first person intially suprised me, but after gaining insight behind the purpose of the intentional decision, I understood the purpose. I didn't know that treating rivers like people under the law was a legal strategy to protect rivers, but I completely understand the intention. The ethical implications of ascribing a "personhood" to rivers is a valid way to ensure that people understand the extent of the dangers of such a response.

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Reflection: What concerns you the most about nuclear technology in the world today?

In current times, I am concerned about the the cause for mass weaponized destruction between different countries. If one bad move is met made by these tensions, it will cause for a major loss in life that is not necessarily justified. I do not think it should be the first action to make such drastic measures.

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Reflect: What would have been the impact of halting the spread of nuclear weapons immediately after the Trinity test? Or even after Nagasaki?

By halting the spread of nuclear weapons after the events of the Trinity test or Nagasaki would have resulted in the prevention of future disputes including the Cold War and subsequently not causing such a large rise in tensions between nations.

How do the scientists’ reactions to the dropping of the bombs belie their personal ethics and connect to dual use?

The dropping of the bombs relate to dual use in the circumstance that the technology did manage to end the war in a quick manner that prevented the loss of life of a prolonged war, but also meant the devastating loss of life at that moment.

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Reflect: What are some other examples of the concept of dual use?

A few other examples about the concept of dual use can be exemplified by technologies both used by the public and the military, including Facial recognition software, GPS, and artifical intelligience that can be used for both commercial use and can be weaponized.

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How do you react to the examples of bias through research over the course of science history?
There is a disproportionate bias over the research of technology over the course of science history based on what people find valuable to research. It is more based on what is funded to be research and focuses on the goals of those more wealthy.

How does tech/science play a role in creating injustice?
This disportionate difference makes society more inequal in creating a wider difference between those disadvantaged and the wealthy. This access to new resources causes these differences to be more apparent.

What can tech/science do to enable a more just society?
To ensure a more just society, more regulations needs to be put in place in order to make these technologies more accessible. In doing so, with greater access to technology, it will ensure that everyone is on equal opportunity.

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What is missing from this list?
I think it should be recognized that technology exists more than just the form it is generally defined. Technology is everywhere and being able to recognize these changes is important for growth.

Is there an item on the list that doesn’t belong there?
I think that the point that technology is not inevitable is not completely accurate. It is very unlikely that humans have been able to evolve our technology to the way in which we have.

With which items do you strongly agree?
I strongly agree that the people in the technological industry are actively attempting to move society forward in a productive manner. I believe that these individuals have the right intentions and do not want to cause for chaos.

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What are the benefits and drawbacks of a system that detects and classifies faces?

Facial recognition is beneficial for security purposes. By being able to record and track down criminals, it brings more people to justice. The drawbacks, however, can potentially cause an invasion in privacy and a cause that is unfair that is advantagous to one over another.

What ethical problems do you see with the failure to identify certain faces?

The failure to identify certain faces would make it extremely unbalanced in the way that justice can be recieved. If it disadvantages a certain group of people above another, it makes it extremely difficult to be able to equally cause for punishment.

Why can’t an algorithm/a machine be neutral?
An algorithm cannot be neutral because it is based on complete subjective views that people make them out to be.

What are your thoughts about the costs of giving up your image or your data?
Personally, I am not as bothered by giving up my image or data when eeveryone on the internet has to give up some level of privacy to access resources.

What opportunities exist for creating a more just society using Buolamwini’s research?
Using Buolamwini's research, a more just society can be met if the inherent racism that exists was acknowledged and specifically dealt with to change and prevent future causes for unethical practices.

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This argument about the impact of social media relates in the circumstance in which we rely on technology. We have evolved in a way that completely relies on this technology, and while it may be a positive impact, it can also negatively correlate with the way in which humans are able to interact with one another and be able to hold meaningful conversations. In my life, social media is something that I am on the fence about. I am unsure if the actions that I am making are of the best actions.

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Reflect:

Genetic engineering:
-Desirable traits can be exploited by the wealthy
-Increased inequality among people

Nanotechnology:
-New weapons can be dangerously manipulated

Robotics:
-Can put industries out of work and negatively impact the economy
-Can be weaponized
-Too much enhanced AI can be dangerous

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Reflect:

Genetic engineering:
-Humans can be evolved to be smarter/healthier
- creating more resistant crops/ larger harvests

Nanotechnology:
-Removes the threat of viruses/bacteria
-Medication effectiveness increased

Robotics:
-Allows people to use limbs not used befores (prosthetics)
-Decreases risks by allowing robots to preform dangerous activities
-Improved efficiency

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Reflect: How is Confucian ethics different from consequentialism and deontology?

Confucian ethics is much more based on ethical decision-making and depends on your role in society and how you build relationships with other. you use your role in society and the relationships that you have to base your place in society and the level of care you should give others. Consequentialism and deontology is more based on the idea that everyone should be treated equally to make an objective outcome.

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Reflect on the sheep story: When you found out that your father took the sheep on the sly, what would you do? Report him to the authorities, or cover for him? Why?

Considering both concepts of deontology and consequentialism, it would be the morally right thing to report my father. You need to treat all being equally and the way to maximize the happiness of a situation. However, in considering moral spheres I would cover for him. Because of my personal relationship and connection, I would prioritize him, which would seem more morally correct.

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1. Reflect: What do deontology and consequentialism have in common in terms of how you treat yourself, those you love, and strangers?

Both deontology and consequentialism ideologies focus on the importance that everyone should be treated equally in order for everyone to make an ethically objective decision that equally prioritizes everybody's happiness. Deontology emphasizes on the idea that people should be treated as ends rather than means and should be applied to everyone In consequentialism, the most amount of happiness occurs from the best actions that treat others as you would like to be treated.

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1. Reflect: Is human control over the environment likely to be a lasting feature of our existence, or a brief exception?

I believe that human control over the environment is a lasting feautre of our existence. Because we have access to the technology that is increasingly growing to control nature, it is impossible to not alter it. We would need to help support basic survival functions such as shelter, food, and water.

2. Reflect: Do you favor a conservationist or preservationist approach to human interactions with the environment?

Peronsally I resonate with a more preservationsit approach when it involves human interactions with their environment. I favor this approach in preserving the environment in the way that they are for the future. I believe that the future generations should be able to experience the same extent of beauty that I have been able to see. This obligation would not only include humans, but the future for other living organisms as well.

3.Reflect: What are the best means of ensuring environmental justice for all human communities?

The best means to ensure that there is environmental justice for all human communities is to distribute the environmental problem among the people and make it a personal responsibility. The amount of waste that we produce is on a level that cannot be sustainable and it ultimately effects those in the lower-income bracket of society. It is a system that favors those who have the means to afford the luxury of not seeing where their waste goods. Spreading this responsibility out would help ensure the environmental justice of all humans.

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Reflect: What obligation do you have to your fellow Orediggers to stop racist and biased behavior on campus? Is this a personal issue, an institutional issue, or both? How do these stories demonstrate or reflect the types of biases and racisms described above?

As an oredigger, I have the responsibility to treat others on Campus as equals. I need to be respectful of others and their individual backgrounds that make up their identities. I have the obligation to stop racist and biased behavior in order to ensure that everyone is as comfortable as possible. Seeing the stores on the Bipoc at Mines Instagram really put into perspective the amount of injustice that exists in this community alone. It is both a personal and institutional issue as an Asian American that attends Mines. Being able to help foster a community that is supportive of all individuals is important for growth as humans. In order to make a change, these stories need to be heard to allow others to be aware of these experiences.

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1. Reflect: Which of these iterations of racism are about feelings? Which are about action? What is racism? What defines the philosophy of antiracism?

Individual racism is the iteration about feelings because it refers to the beliefs and attitudes that different people feel about racism. Racism is the discrimination of a specific set of people that are identified by their physical appearance, beliefs, or ethnicity. The philosophy of antiracism is backed by action. The difference in antiracism and being not racist is being able to acknowledge that change needs to happen and to be able to stand up and fight to be antiracist.

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1) Recall your experience playing MIT's "The Moral Machine." Do you think bias played a part in your decisions?

Although I would not like it to, I do believe that bias has played a part in my decisions that I have made. Even though I try to remain as impartial as possible, in some circumstances it is not possible to be able to do so. I changed my decisions on a basis that was needed, including whether or not if they had broken the rules, their age, and whether or not if the pedestrains were human.

2.What kind of bias is being demonstrated by the engineering and technological failures described by these articles? How could these problems have been avoided?

These articles go more into depth about the engineering and technological failures that are involved in both gender and racial bias'. To some extent, the profiling of others, even if on varying levels of aggression, is not okay to make an assumption about. To avoid these problems, we need to be more aware of the injustice that exists outside of our own social sphere. Being able to recognize and advocate for change is important first step into focusing society as a collective instead of separated.

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1. Define justice.

The rules or laws being applied and enforced equally among all partied involved.

1. In your opinion, to what extent is our society just or unjust?

I believe that there are a lot of flaws in our society, but these flaws are attempted to be addressed. Through the different forms of  judgement that each society imposes, although to some extent our society may be unjust, the effort to no longer be unjust is valuable.

1. In your opinion, what do justice and injustice look like?

In my personal opinion, I think that justice is one that is the most morally just potential outcome possible. It is based on each individual situation uniquely and cannot be compared at such.

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1. Reflect: Where would you put your tick mark? What informs your decision?

I would place my tick mark closer to the implementation side. I value actually preforming trial and error wise to preparing for the design. Although design is very important, it is difficult to predict what could happen exactly, and allowing room for these mistakes may make a better product.

2. Reflect: What happened in regard to political polarization between the years 1994 and 2017? Do you think this trend has continued?

With each increasing year, I believe that the parties have became more and more distant from one another. I believe that this trend has continued to worseneas people are no longer willing to listen to each other's sides productively anymore. .

3. Reflect: How can one understand why people have the views that they do and can knowing this aid us in having a skillset to use when navigating how to communicate with people on complex issues such as climate science?

It is important to have a foundation of mutual respect for one another in order to speak of our differences. We need to stop seeing others as less than each other and begin to see each other as equals to each other. Both sides need to have an open mindset to be able to listen to what is important to say about complex issues. Both perspectives are valuable and judging each other for their values can only be described as destructive.

Reflect: In the above scenario, was anything done that was immoral? Is your decision based on intuition or reason? Which did you respond with first? Was your reasoning used to justify your intuition, or do you think it was the result of impartial thought?

Yes, it was immoral to act unethically just because you know that no one is watching. You should be able to behave morally for yourself and the situation is not that eating the dog was immoral. It was immoral to not inform the family of their actions, they could provide the closure of the confusion and grief that the family is facing, and keeping that away is not ethically moral. The owner's family should be able to have the right to know the welfare of their pet. Although I do not personally have a pet, being able to know when something that you value is at stake is worth letting another person to know.

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Revisit your answers about obligations to future generations. In light of population trends, does your thinking about having children change? Why?

No, my thoughts about having children are still the same. I believe that humans can coexist with the environment as long as there is a shared agreement among them. Being able to have children shows the importance of leading the next generation on the right foot to protect future generations.

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1. What sorts of issues can a cost-benefit analysis be used to address?

A cost-benefit analysis can be used to address issues that involve both ethical and financial stuggles. Being able to determine the difference between the costs and its benefits depends on the situation.

2. What other issues of “fairness” seem embedded in environmental question

Other issues of fairness that are embedded in environmental question involve how we should allocate the limited resources that we have and how to determine who is more deserving to use them.

3. How are ideas about anthropocentric and non-anthropocentric value in play here?

Both ideas about anthropocentric and non-anthropocentric values are at play because we are oftentimes blinded by our own needs and forget about the bigger picture that demands more attention.

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1. What are the most dangerous technologies? Why?

The most dangerous technologies are those the ones that we do not understand the full long term impacts of. The unknown of the future can lead humanity to its downfall.

2. Would these technologies also impact non-human nature?
Yes, the fear of the unknown can ultimately affect all aspects of life and how we are willing to appreciate nature.

3. Look up some of the different versions of the precautionary principle and discuss the differences.

A few different versions compare a few taking preventative actions while we are uncertain about the future. Other examples involved people who will not take actions unless when completely nessessary.

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1.Do you plan on having children?

Yes, I do.

2.Do we have obligations other people’s children?
I think that we have an obligation for the next generation and how we set the foundation of how they are able to live.

3.Do people have a right to experience nature?
Yes, people have the right to be able to appreciate nature in its pure form, it only comes to the point in which we ruin its beauty that should be accounted for to protect it.

4.Are there limits to these obligations and rights?

Yes, at a certain extent we need to be able to find a balence in which we are able to appreciate nature's true beauty to protect it for future generations.

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1.Where do you think “humans fit”? Why?
I think that humans see themselves in a more internally focused worldview. The earth is moving toward a more Judeo-Christian tradition views and humans believe that they can act however they please.

2.Even if you do not consider yourself religious, do you think the Judeo-Christian view is correct?
I disagree with the Judeo-Christian view. I do not think that humans are superior than any other beings in the planet and we should be able to effectively coexist peacefully.

3.If we are just “one species among many,” does that mean we should change our relationship with the environment?
Yes, we need to be more apprciative of what we have, and the rate in which we are damaging the planet cannot be reversed.

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1. Where do you fit on this scale?

I would say that I am more toward the non-anotheropocentric side. I don't think that humans gold a right to nature more than anything else.

2.Do you think there are places where humans should never live? (They visit but do not remain)

Yes, although I do not have a specific example, humans are not meant to inhabit certain areas that are naturally made. To remain would destroy how nature appears in the same why that factories and buildings have been built in place of natural places.

3.Look up the charter for the US National Park system. What Value(s) does it demonstrate?
The US National Park system values more of an intrinsic nature of non-anthropocentric worldview to preserve parks.

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1.In the “last man” scenario, would you nuke it or no? Why?
I would not nuke the planet if I were the last person left on earth. I think it would be selffish of myself to only think of human's feelings when there are other living organisms still existing.

2.Most people say don’t nuke it. What could be their reasons?
Other people might say to not nuke the planet because they also believe that living organisms and animals are still valued.

3.Some people say it’s okay to nuke it. What could be their reasons?

Those people would assume that only humans hold consciousness, so it wouldn't matter if there was still a planet left or not.

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What other problems/issues might be more “adaptive” than “technical”?

Global warming is another issue that could be more adaptive than technical since the public would need to adapt their everyday lives.

What skills are necessary to address adaptive challenges?

Leadership, patience, and drive are important skills to address these adaptive challenges in being able to communicate with others.

What skills-more generally-do you think are necessary to be a good engineer/scientist?

A good engineer/scientist needs to be open minded when facing challenges in the future and to be able to consider all potential outcomes.

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What are some of the different ways people have conceived as “justice” through time?

-economic justice, criminal justice (what people think is fairness, equality, getting what we deserve vs what we need)

What is distributive justice?

-area of moral philosophy that considers questions about life

What is justice as equality?

-some people believe that everyone should get the same kind and amount of stuff no matter what

What is need-based justice?

-everyone shouldn't get the same because our needs aren't the same

What is merit-based justice?

-justice actually means giving unequally based on what each person deserves

What is justice as fairness?

- Any inequalities that exist in a social system, should favor the least well-off because this levels the playing field of society

Can you explain the difference between the philosophies of Rawls and Nozick?

-Rawls believed a form of need-based justice that focuses specifically on making sure that everyone is actually in a position to achieve their basic needs
while Nozick believed that we are entitled to the stuff we have, provided we didn't steal it or otherwise obtain it unjustly.

What is a negative right?

-A negative right is the right to not be interfered with, not to be stopped from pursuing the things you need.

What is a positive right?

- A positive right to something means that you are entitled to get help to something if you can't get it yourself

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1. Students and Sandel identify (at least) four objections to such a practice. List those objections.

-The poor may get exploited to having no other options
- Access to purchase a kidney would be conditioned on wealth which would be unfair
- May cause doctors to cut corners and safety for the purpose of gaining wealth
- Human diginity is at risk for prostitution

2. Connect these objections to the concepts from Chapter Two. Which concept/s seem to be most in play here?

- These acts of altruism and self-interest may be at play with one another if monetary value is added. this idea connects to the concept of moral sainthood and supererogation that action above and beyond the call of duty. These ethics consider a matter of whether or not if it is moral to help others if money is a factor in making an action.

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1. What are some examples that Sandel provides of things that money CAN buy?

- Coca cola bought the London Eye and changed the color from blue to red.

2. What are some examples of things that money CAN’T buy?
- Friendship is an example of something that money cannot buy, it's a companionship that will eventually dissolve.

3. What is the difference between “market economies” and “market societies”?

- market economies is a tool, for organizing productive activity while a market society has everything up for sale that invades both family and personal lives.

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1. Moral Relativism
a) There is no universal or absolute set of moral principles.
b) strengths: tolerance and respect for other people's societies
weaknesses: Little reason for behaving morally except to be socially acceptable

2. Utilitarianism
a)  Actions are right if they are useful or for the benefit of a majority
b) strengths: pragmatic and focuses on the consequences of an action
weaknesses: predict the consequences of an action, which is impossible.

3. Deontology
a) the study of the nature of duty and obligation.

b) strengths: create higher levels of personal responsibility.
weaknesses: Deontological ethics are based on the actions that we take.

4. Virtue Ethics
a) Ethics that emphasizes an individual's character as the key element of ethical thinking

b) strengths: considers the whole person, including their emotions, qualities of character and practical skills.
weaknesses: concentrates on a limited number on virtues and therefore is not able to focus on the big picture

5. Liberalism
a) political and moral philosophy based on liberty, consent of the governed and equality before the law.
b) strengths: contains a set of analytical tools & policy prescriptions that enable society to maximize its return from scarce resources
weaknesses: Liberals ignore the justice of economic activity

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W3: Video 1: Would you change the report? Why or why not?

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W3: Video 1: Would you change the report? Why or why not?

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If given the option to change the report, even if I could gain much from removing tank 2 from the report, inherently, I know that it would be wrong to skip over this fact that could potentially harm somone. Even if I know that I have the ability to stop this harm in the future, I would take that opportunity in order to ensure the safety of the public. While studying at Mines, I have the options to use my knowledge to help humanity, and if there are budget cuts to help ensure the health of these citizens, I would take that option rather than changing the report.

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W3: Video 2: To what extent are engineers and scientists responsible for the long-term consequences of the technology that they create?

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W3: Video 2: To what extent are engineers and scientists responsible for the long-term consequences of the technology that they create?

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The powerful tool that engineers and scientists have is important to realize their technology's potential in the future. It is to the extent to clearly state what is being made's purpose is for, and to outline the distress of what it is not. Scientists and Engineers have a certain role in showing the public their values, and to not misuse the technology's that they create. It is under the morals of those in the future to decide whether or not it is to go against the creator's wishes with the technology that they create.

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W3: Did these documents adequately convey the risks involved in the Challenger launch? Why or why not?

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W3: Did these documents adequately convey the risks involved in the Challenger launch? Why or why not?

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The documents that have been presented in writing did not adequetely stress the risks of not changing the rocket to be more resistent to temperature. Because the report was in writing, the tone felt more of a small inconvience rather than one that would stress that the rocket would explode at any moment.  "Several long term solutions look good; but, several years are required to incorporate some of them. The simple short term measures should be taken to reduce flight risks." This quote demonstrates the need to simply fix a few of the errors with the flight, not taking into account the severity if this issue becomes a larger problem.

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W3: What level of risk is acceptable as a means of ensuring the continued progress of science and technology?

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W3: What level of risk is acceptable as a means of ensuring the continued progress of science and technology?

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Science and technology is new way that can greatly improve daily life. The drive for discovery is important, as it helps move society into a more modernized world that can greatly benefit others. However, it is of an individual's choice whether or not if it is worth taking the risks of their actions. If their actions can greatly improve society, but might harm them as well, I believe that it is of their own choice and how much they feel obliged to take these risks. In the example of astronauts, it is of their own personal decision to decide whether or not to explore worlds unknown, however, they are aware of the risks and the potential consequences if conditions do not turn out to be exactly as planned.

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If I were given the scenarios of self-driving cars that would surely hit a different group of pedestrians each time, I feel as though I would protect the lives of children more so than elderly people and humans more so than animals. In my personal matrix, I was more willing to save more lives for the purpose of saving more lives and those who have upheld the law than those who haven't. These decisions were extremely difficult to make, especially because I did not want others to suffer at all. This idea refers back to how my own moral sphere is made up and how I would respond to certain situations.

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If I had the power to switch the trolley to either hit one person instead of five, I think I would make that choice if four other lives could be saved at the expense of one. It is a difficult matter to determine, especially if I had the option to control the lives that are at stake, but if both groups were at a potential to get hit, the option that logically has fewer consequences feels like the better option. However, if the situation was adjusted so that there was a person to be pushed off the bridge instead, I would not change the lever. Having an innocent bystander who was not ever a potential victim seems wrong to forcibly place them through that fate. Even unknowingly, the five people on the track do have their lives at risk just based by chance, and it wouldn't be fair to take someone who wasn't in this position in the first place and have their life at risk. However, if the one person I sacrificed was someone that I knew, I think that I would switch the track to the five people instead. I think this idea relates directly to moral spheres and the idea of how I prioritize my peers.

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When analyzing the moral spheres chart, I do agree that the structure within itself of how we percieve ethical considerations to others from ourselves is presented in a way that ranks how we respond to others in our biosphere. However, I do not agree with the notion of the different colored sections being separated into white and dark groups. I feels as though separating family from everything else is not characteristic to how relationships are in real life. I feel like these groups cannot be classified in a direct order and changes from person to person. However, I do feel that this level of categorization is representative of how contemporary moral spheres are, showing how we as people can be interested to the environment that surrounds us.

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W1: Sixth Way: As a Premiere Source of Human Meaning

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W1: Sixth Way: As a Premiere Source of Human Meaning

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We stay connected to how we started with freezes in time.

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Golden is an extremely beautiful town, one that is fortunate enough to be surrounded by mountains. From the design of Clear Creek to the rocks that have been there since the prehistoric era, Golden holds many gems that is defined to be "nature."

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The street art that can be found throughout downtown Golden demonstrates the need for creativity while the preservation of the theme of rustic cowboys from the era before. Artists come from all over the world, each with their individual ideas to come together and make a beautiful piece of work. The paint is then selected meticoulously, and the optimal location for people to see the work.

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W1: Fourth way: As Different to Different People

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W1: Fourth way: As Different to Different People

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Painting electric boxes for the sake of art is counterintuitive.

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W1: Fifth way: As Landscape and Ecology We Build and Manage

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W1: Fifth way: As Landscape and Ecology We Build and Manage

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A few pieces of different cultural backgrounds are found in the heart of Golden. A little melting pot bit by bit that demonstrates the architecture and culture that is the city of Golden.