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Ethics of technology is not only about avoiding “bad” outcomes. We should also focus on the positive: how to innovate technologies that contribute to the good life and enhance social values?
Research profile
Andreas Spahn is an assistant professor with the Philosophy& Ethics research group at the department of Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences. His research focusses on ethics of technology, particularly ethics of energy technologies. He has worked and published on ethics of behavior change technologies and persuasive technologies, ethics of energy systems, and environmental ethics.
The transition towards sustainability requires both technological innovations and a change of user behavior. How can we design technologies in a way that they meet our social values, such as sustainability and well-being? How can we persuade users to change their behavior? What are the ethical limits to technological persuasion?
Academic background
Andreas Spahn studied at the University of Essen (Germany) and at the University of Notre-Dame (Indiana, USA). In 2007, after obtaining his doctorate at the Ruhr-Universität-Bochum (Germany), Dr. Spahn moved to Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e, the Netherlands), where he was appointed as assistant professor with the Philosophy& Ethics research group at the department of Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences. He is the author of many articles and book chapters on ethics of technology, ethics of behavior change and environmental ethics.
He has contributed to numerous research projects on persuasive technologies (NWO 2009-2013; NWO 2013-2014), energy technologies (NWO 2011-2015; 2014-current), and questions of co-creation in energy technologies (EU Horizon 2020, 2018-current). The Horizon 2020 project SCALINGS investigates the role that moral values play in co-creation processes of urban energy technologies. Dr. Spahn was member of the management team of 4TU.Ethics (2014-2017) is currently chairing the taskforce sustainability of 4TU.Ethics.
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Projects 2009 2021
Scaling up Co-creation: Avenues and Limits for Integrating Society in Science and Innovation
Bombaerts, G., Bombaerts, G., van der Avoird, M., Vereggen - Tielemans, T., Vereggen - Tielemans, T., Tsui, S., Astola, M., Laes, E. J. W., Wieczorek, A. J., Spahn, A., Benckhuijsen - Mertens, P., Reymen, I. M. M. J. & Royakkers, L. M. M.
Technical University of Munich
1/05/18 → 31/07/21
Project: Research direct
Impuls projects between TU Eindhoven, RWS, and PON
Oldenziel, R., Oldenziel, R., Dekker, H., Petzer, B., Bek, P., Sun, Q., Jeekel, J. F. (., Verbong, G. P. J., Veraart, F. C. A., Wieczorek, A. J., Spahn, A., Kalmbach, K., Jansen, R., Vereggen - Tielemans, T., Benckhuijsen - Mertens, P. & Vereggen - Tielemans, T.
16/12/15 → 31/12/20
Project: Research direct
Developing and Implementing Smart Grids in India
Spahn, A., Höffken, J. I., Kumar, A., Gerrits, E., Jansen, R., Vereggen - Tielemans, T., Vereggen - Tielemans, T. & Pols, A.
1/05/15 → 31/01/20
Project: Research direct
Wise Choices and Smart Savings: Effectiveness and Acceptability of Persuasive technology for Household Energy Saving (MORALPT)
Zaitouni, R., Spahn, A. & Dohmen, R.
31/01/13 → 31/01/14
Project: Research direct
Persuasive technology allocation of control, and social values
Zaitouni, R., Spahn, A., Sartorius - ter Haar, M., Dohmen, R., Dohmen, R. & Smids, J.
1/10/09 → 31/10/14
Project: Research direct
Research Output 2007 2018
"The first generation to end poverty and the last to save the planet?"-Western individualism, human rights and the value of nature in the ethics of global sustainable development
Spahn, A., 3 Jun 2018, In : Sustainability. 10, 6, 16 p., 1853.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Design for the values of democracy and justice
Pols, A. J. K. & Spahn, A., 2015, Handbook of Ethics, Values and Technology Design. Hoven, van den, J., Vermaas, P. & Poel, van de, I. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer, p. 335-363 29 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
Why and how should we represent future generations in policymaking?
Beyleveld, D., Düwell, M. & Spahn, A., 2015, In : Jurisprudence. 6, 3, p. 549-566Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Can technology make us happy? : ethics, spectator's happiness and the value of achievement
Spahn, A., 2015, Well-being in contemporary society. Søraker, J. H., Rijt, van der, J-W., Boer, de, J., Wong, P-H. & Breij, P. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer, p. 93-113 21 p. (Happiness Studies Book Series).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
And lead us (not) into persuasion…? : persuasive technology and the ethics of communication
Spahn, A., 2012, In : Science and Engineering Ethics. 18, 4, p. 633-650Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Prizes
Best Teacher Award
Andreas Spahn (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Best Teacher Award
Andreas Spahn (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Best Teacher Award
Andreas Spahn (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Best Teacher Award
Andreas Spahn (Recipient), 2007
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Activities 2005 2018
The Multifaceted Relationship between Fear and Technology,
K. Kalmbach (Organiser), Andreas Spahn (Organiser)Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Conference › Scientific
Ethical Challenges Raised by Behaviour Change Technologies
Lily Frank (Speaker), A. Spahn (Speaker), Joel Anderson (Speaker)Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
4TU Ethics (External organisation)
Andreas Spahn (Member)Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee › Scientific
Western Individualism and Global Energy Ethics
Andreas Spahn (Speaker)Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
University of Notre Dame
Andreas Spahn (Visiting researcher)Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution › Scientific
Courses
Press / Media
Student theses
Assessing the socio-technical barriers of the Citroën c-zero and the role of ethical concerns that hamper the adoption in Dutch business fleets
Author: Marell, S., 31 Jul 2014Supervisor: Spahn, A. (Supervisor 1) & Raven, R. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
Cultural differences hampering turning e-waste to gold in Africa: intercultural cooperation for sustainable handling of e-waste in sub-Saharan Africa
Author: van Houtert, B., 22 Dec 2017Supervisor: Romijn, H. (Supervisor 1) & Spahn, A. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
Privacy : constitutional rights and the internet of things: a technical, legal and ethical perspective
Author: Baar, R., 30 Sep 2013Supervisor: Smits, J. (Supervisor 1) & Spahn, A. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
The ethics of the European emissions trading system: determining the value of our climate
Author: de Bruin, P., 31 Dec 2014Supervisor: Spahn, A. (Supervisor 1) & Romijn, H. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master