Convegno Values and Technology. Deweyan Perspectives

4 - 5 giugno 2026

International Conference

  • In presenza : Sala Rossa, Via Azzo Gardino 23, Bologna
  • Scienza e tecnologia, Società e cultura In inglese

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Programma

International Conference

Values and Technology. Deweyan Perspectives

University of Bologna, 4-5 June 2026

 

Day 1 – June 4 (morning session), Sala Rossa, Via Azzo Gardino 23, Bologna

9:45-10:00 Welcome

10:00-10:20 Larry A. Hickman (Southern Illinois University, Carbondale) – online
Introductory Remarks

10:20-11:20 David L. Hildebrand (University of Colorado Denver)
Pragmatic Existentialism: Dewey’s Starting Point and the Dangerous Automaticity of AI

11:20-11:40 Coffee Break

11:40-12:40 Pierre Steiner (Université de Technologie de Compiègne)
Does the Value of the Future Lie in Progress? Pragmatism and Artificial Intelligence

12:40-14:30 Lunch

Day 1 – June 4 (afternoon session)

14:30-15:30 Maria Regina Brioschi (Università Statale di Milano)
Design, AI and the Public: Imagine the Future with Dewey

15:30-15:50 Coffee Break

15:50-16:50 Henrik Rydenfelt (University of Helsinki)
Meliorist Social Inquiry: Pragmatism in the Study of Emerging Technologies

Day 2 – June 5, Sala Rossa, Via Azzo Gardino 23, Bologna

9:30-10:30 Matthew J. Brown (Southern Illinois University, Carbondale)
The Metaphysics and Ethics of AI: A Deweyan Perspective

10:30-10:50 Coffee break

10:50-11:50 Giovanni Matteucci (Università di Bologna)
Values and Technologies Intertwined: ‘Art’ after Dewey

11:50-12:50 Gioia Laura Iannilli & Matteo Santarelli (Università di Bologna)
Values and Design: Structures, Functions and Articulations of Experience

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Concluding Remarks

Partner

Almæsthetics

Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy

Center for Dewey Studies

Chi interverrà

  • Larry A. Hickman

    Speaker
    Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

  • David L. Hildebrand

    Speaker
    University of Colorado Denver

  • Pierre Steiner

    Speaker
    Université de Technologie de Compiègne

  • Maria Regina Brioschi

    Speaker
    Università Statale di Milano

  • Matthew J. Brown

    Speaker
    Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

  • Henrik Rydenfelt

    Speaker
    University of Helsinki

  • Giovanni Matteucci

    Speaker
    Università di Bologna

  • Gioia Laura Iannilli

    Speaker
    Università di Bologna

  • Matteo Santarelli

    Speaker
    Università di Bologna

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