Short Course: Fundamentals
of Western Ethics

Learn the basic concepts of Western ethics, from virtue ethics to utilitarianism. Master the main ethical arguments for your practice in Artificial Intelligence.

  • Katrin Heggli

    Co-Founder AI Ethica

  • Assessments

    Chapter assessments

  • Additional videos

    Topical movie material

  • Course certification

    Course completion 

Why western ethics fundamentals?

All the ideas and arguments in AI ethics go back to ancient times where ethical thinking started in Greece. The basic ethical concepts are thousands of years old and they were as
important then as they are now. A strong background in western ethics helps you in your professional argumentation in AI ethics and ethical understanding in general.
Meet the instructor

Katrin Heggli

Katrin Heggli, Co-Founder of AI Ethica Online School is a long-time e-learning, media and ethics specialist with focuses on early and modern ethics. In the short course Fundamentals of Western Ethics she provide a concise of overview on the main concepts and ideas of Western Ethics. Combined with certificate 
Patrick Jones - Course author
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