The framework for self-cultivation of a techno moral virtue ethic seems well reasoned and comprehensive.
The chapters on robotics and human enhancements are particularly captivating. The first section has a bit of self reinforcing logical structure that might hide weakness, but this is irrelevant to the broader themes in the second half. What does it mean to live a “good life” in the modern technological age? Valid questions and certainly Aristotle, Buddha and Confucius (The ABC’s of ethics?) have much to teach us. It’s a bit dry in the first half, which is a comparison of ethical frameworks to find a universal set of values, but the second half adds a nice layer of practicality that picks things up nicely. Here, Vallor looks back to Aristotelian “virtue ethics” for inspiration. It also creates challenges to traditional ethical frameworks. Technology is evolving rapidly and has the power to create species-wide (and beyond) impacts.
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