Privacy and Respect for Persons

Roger Brownsword (King's College London), Sarah Edwards (UCL), Sarah Richmond (UCL), Sarah Richmond, Roger Brownsword (king’s College London)

Forum for European Philosophy Event

Consilience: The Ethics of the Cognitive Sciences
 
A series of events in which we invite speakers from different disciplines to discuss various ethical issues raised by recent developments in the cognitive sciences. The general aim of the series is to raise awareness of these issues, and to integrate knowledge from different areas of expertise.


Privacy and Respect for Persons
 
Wednesday 13 November, 6.30 – 8pm
Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House, LSE
 
Roger Brownsword, Professor of Law, King's College London
Sarah Edwards, Senior Lecturer in Research Ethics and Governance, Centre for Philosophy, Justice and Health, University College London
Sarah Richmond, Senior Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, University College London
 
Chair: Bahador Bahrami, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, UCL
 
The continuing development of brain imaging technologies is now bringing into reach the correlation of brain activity with psychological states and traits, such as personality traits, mental health vulnerabilities, (unconscious) preferences and desires, or truthfulness. At the same time, different groups, such as employers, advertisers, health insurers and the government, all have strong interests in the knowledge offered by the neurosciences. How concerned should we be about these developments, and how can we ensure the protection of our privacy and dignity?

Suggested hashtag for this event for Twitter users: #LSEprivacy
 

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