The University of North Texas will host the 17th international biennial conference of the Society for Philosophy and Technology. SPT is the leading international organization devoted to the philosophical examination of technology. The 2011 conference theme is Technology and Security. The conference will feature contributions that examine the role of technology in fostering and sustaining security, as well as creating or exacerbating insecurities. The theme of security suggests a wide range of issues such as national security, social security (poverty, age, disability), cyber security, food security, environmental security, energy security, and so on. SPT 2011 will also include contributions on any philosophical dimension of technology — from the perspective of any academic discipline, as well as perspectives outside of the academy. Conference attendees include philosophers, engineers, natural scientists, historians, social scientists, and those involved in public or private policymaking.

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17th International Conference of the Society for Philosophy and Technology