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Lily Frank is a Philosopher and an Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Ethics at the Technical University of Eindhoven, in the Netherlands. Her areas of specialization are biomedical ethics, biotechnology, moral psychology and ethics. Her current research focuses on issues at the intersection of applied ethics, specifically bioethics and metaethics and moral psychology, such as moral expertise, moralization of health conditions, and technology and moral progress. She is also working on issues in reproductive ethics including abortion and the artificial uterus. Other teaching topics include Technology and Quality of Life; Human Enhancement, Technology & Transhumanism; and the Quantified Self in Health.
The NWO/MVI interdisciplinary research program ‘mobile support systems for behavior change’ involves the Philosophy and Ethics group at TU/e, the Human Technology Interaction group at TU/e, and Philips Research and examines the opportunities for support systems that promote a healthier lifestyle by helping to change the user's behavior, opened up by mobile devices and social media.
Academic background
Lily Eva Frank received bachelor’s degree from Smith College where she studied philosophy and economics. She completed her doctorate in Philosophy in 2014 from The Graduate Center, City University of New York, where her dissertation committee included Professors Steven Cahn, Rosamond Rhodes, Jesse Prinz, Stefan Baumrin, and Hagop Sarkissian. Her doctoral research focused on naturalistic forms of moral realism, moral motivation, and normativity. From 2007 to 2013 she was an Ethics Fellow at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York. She has also held teaching positions at Hunter College and Queens College, City University of New York. Currently she is also a Senior Researcher at the 4TU Center for Ethics and Technology.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD in Philosophy, City University of New York
1 Sept 2007 → 1 May 2014
Award Date: 1 May 2014
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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ESDiT: Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies (ESDiT)
Müller, V. C. (Project Manager), Spahn, A. (Project communication officer), van der Puil, R. (Project member), Frank, L. E. (Project communication officer), Bombaerts, G. (Project communication officer), Nickel, P. J. (Project communication officer), O'Neill, E. (Project communication officer), Royakkers, L. M. M. (Project communication officer), IJsselsteijn, W. A. (Project Manager), Hummel, P. (Project member), Dennis, M. (Project communication officer), IJsselsteijn, W. A. (Project Manager), Sullivan, E. (Project member), Perugia, G. (Project communication officer), Matzat, U. (Project communication officer), Dennis, M. (Project member), Spahn, A. (Project Manager), IJsselsteijn, W. A. (Project member), Royakkers, L. M. M. (Project member), Müller, V. C. (Project member), Sullivan, E. (Project member), van der Puil, R. (Project member), Dennis, M. (Project member), Hummel, P. (Project member), Perugia, G. (Project member), Bombaerts, G. (Project member), Frank, L. E. (Project member), Nickel, P. J. (Project member), Bahçeci, B. (Project member) & Kalidindi, K. (Project member)
1/01/19 → 31/12/28
Project: Second tier
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Mobile Support Systems for Behavior Change
Meijers, A. W. M. (Project Manager), Loosman, I. (Project member), Nickel, P. J. (Project communication officer) & Frank, L. E. (Project communication officer)
21/06/17 → 31/08/23
Project: Research direct
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Addiction and moralization: the role of the underlying model of addiction
Frank, L. E. & Nagel, S. K., 1 Apr 2017, In: Neuroethics. 10, 1, p. 129-139 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Robot sex and consent: Is consent to sex between a robot and a human conceivable, possible, and desirable?
Frank, L. & Nyholm, S., 31 Aug 2017, In: Artificial Intelligence and Law. 25, 3, p. 305-323 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Drugs and hugs : stimulating moral dispositions as a method of moral enhancement
Klincewicz, M., Frank, L. E. & Sokólska, M., 1 Oct 2018, Moral enhancement: critical perspectives. Hauskeller, M. & Coyne, L. (eds.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 329-350 (Royal Institute of Philosophy supplements; vol. 83).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
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Improving third-year medical students' competency in clinical moral reasoning: two interventions
Cummins, P. J., Mendis, K. J., Fallar, R., Favia, A., Frank, L. E., Plunkett, C., Gligorov, N. & Rhodes, R., 2016, In: AJOB Empirical Bioethics. 7, 3, p. 140-148 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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De Minimis Risk : a proposal for a new category of research risk
Rhodes, R., Azzouni, J., Baumrin, S. B., Benkov, K., Blaser, M. J., Brenner, B., Dauben, J. W., Earle, W. J., Frank, L. E., Gligorov, N., Goldfarb, J., Hirschhorn, K., Hirschhorn, R., Holzmann, I., Indyk, D., Jabs, E. W., Lackey, D. P., Moros, D. A., Philpott, S. & Rhodes, M. E. & 6 others, , 2011, In: The American Journal of Bioethics. 11, 11, p. 1-7 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
32 Citations (Scopus)1 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Award for Best Contribution for paper titled: “What is lost when we use technology to improve moral decision-making: Do moral deliberation and moral struggle have independent value for moral progress?”
Frank, L. (Recipient), 15 Jul 2016
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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Key Technology Partnership Visiting Scholar
Frank, L. E. (Recipient), 1 Oct 2019
Prize: Other › visiting scholar › Scientific
Activities
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Empowerment through digital health:ethical challenges and opportunities
Nickel, P. J. (Speaker), Loosman, I. (Speaker), Frank, L. E. (Speaker) & Vinnikova, A. (Speaker)
7 Jun 2023 → 10 Jun 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
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Carnal Values: On the Technological Disruption of Sex
Frank, L. E. (Speaker)
9 May 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
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Empowerment through digital health: ethical challenges and opportunities
Nickel, P. J. (Speaker), Loosman, I. (Speaker) & Frank, L. E. (Speaker)
13 Apr 2023 → 14 Apr 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
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Gaming Moral Improvement: Mapping the ethical terrain
Frank, L. E. (Speaker)
2 Mar 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
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Anticipating Technosocial Disruption and Co shaping Desirable Futures: An Emerging Methodology
Frank, L. E. (Speaker), Hermann, J. (Speaker) & Jacobs, N. (Speaker)
7 Oct 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
Courses
Press/Media
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New Findings in Technology Described from Eindhoven University of Technology (Attention As Practice Buddhist Ethics Responses To Persuasive Technologies)
Spahn, A., Frank, L. E., Bombaerts, G. & Dennis, M. J.
7/04/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Sex robots are coming. We might even fall in love with them. A philosophy professor explains why.
11/05/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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The challenges of grey / two views
17/06/15
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities