Ethics Lab at Georgetown University

Georgetown’s Ethics Lab is a team of philosophers and designers using new methods to help students and practitioners meet the ethical challenges of an increasingly complex world. Profound changes in technology are re-shaping society at an unprecedented rate. Challenges to the environment are as complex as they are urgent. Advances in healthcare are radically transforming its practice around the globe. Confronting these challenges requires deep understanding of the ethical issues at stake. It also requires an agile skill-set for navigating them, and moving beyond criticism to action. Our approach combines a deep foundation in ethical expertise, strong knowledge of technical fields and real world contexts, and methods adapted from design.