Morality of Urban Mobility - Technology and Philosophy of the City

Cities' transportation systems affect people, ecosystems, and future generations, and they increase tensions between historical preservation, social justice concerns, and future needs. A just and moral way forward must prioritize values in how we give preference in planning decisions.

List of contents

Preface / Introduction / Transportation Monoculture / The Stakes and Stakeholders / Exploring Transportation Democracy / Complex Moral Assessments: The Framework / Complex Moral Assessments in Practice / Automated Vehicles: Two Challenges / Broader Social Impacts: Shaping the Future

About the author

Lewis Gordon is Professor of Philosophy and Africana Studies at the University of Connecticut, European Union Visiting Chair in Philosophy at Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès, France, and Nelson Mandela Visiting Professor of Politics and International Studies at Rhodes University, South Africa. His most recent book is What Fanon Said: A Philosophical Introduction to His Life and Thought (2015).

Summary

Cities’ transportation systems affect people, ecosystems, and future generations, and they increase tensions between historical preservation, social justice concerns, and future needs. A just and moral way forward must prioritize values in how we give preference in planning decisions.

Product details

• Authors: Shane Epting
• Assisted by: Lewis R. Gordon (Foreword)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9781786608192
• ISBN: 978-1-78660-819-2
• No. of pages: 186
• Series: Philosophy, Technology and Society; Philosophy, Technology and Soc; Philosophy, Technology, and So
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, Ethics & moral philosophy