DSST Ethics in Technology cheat sheet
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Integrated humanities foundations: DSST Ethics in Technology
Distinguish descriptive, normative, metaethical and applied questions.
Kantian reasoning examines maxims, duty and respect for persons.
Utilitarian arguments require an account of welfare and consequences.
Virtue ethics emphasizes cultivated character and practical wisdom.
Compare justifications, not only whether conclusions happen to agree.
Clarify facts, uncertainty, options and affected parties first.
Distinguish moral reasoning from empirical and legal claims.
Analyze autonomy, care, harm and justice with appropriate context.
Evaluate media truthfulness together with context, privacy and public responsibility.
State conditions and limits rather than promising a universal decision formula.
Separate technical capability, legal permission and ethical justification.
Identify affected people and how benefits and burdens are distributed.
Human review and explanation do not guarantee correctness or fairness.
Make evidence, values and the decision process explicit.