Education

Ph.D., Philosophy, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, 2003

Bio

Martin Peterson is the Sue and Harry Bovay Professor of History and Ethics of Professional Engineering. Prior to coming to Texas A&M, he taught at Eindhoven University of Technology, and prior to that he was a Research Fellow at Cambridge University. He is the author of several books including, The Ethics of Technology: A Geometric Analysis of Five Moral Principles (OUP 2017),  The Dimensions of Consequentialism (CUP 2013) and An Introduction to Decision Theory (CUP 2009).

Research Interests

• Ethics of Technology
• Normative Ethics (Consequentialism)
• Decision Theory

Spring 2023 Course Schedule

• Phil 482.503 – Ethics & Engineering. T – 8:00-9:15 – HELD 109, F – 12:40-2:30 – ARCC 111
• Phil 482.505 – Ethics & Engineering. Th – 8:00-9:15 – HELD 109, F – 8:00-9:50 – ARCC 207
• Phil 482.507 – Ethics & Engineering. Th – 8:00-9:15 – HELD 109, F – 12:40-2:30 – EDTC 632
• Phil 482.901 – Ethics & Engineering. T – 8:00-9:15 – HELD 109, F – 8:00-9:50 – EDCT 569
• Phil 482.902 – Ethics & Engineering. T – 8:00-9:15 – HELD 109, F – 10:20-12:10 – FRAN 112
• Phil 482.907 – Ethics & Engineering. Th – 8:00-9:15 – HELD 109, F – 12:40-2:30 – EDCT 632
• Phil 482.970 – Ethics & Engineering. T – 8:00-9:15 – HELD 109, F – 8:00-9:50 – EDCT 569

Office Hours

T 1:00-3:00 PM