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dc.contributor.authorPalmer, Erika
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-27T09:48:35Z
dc.date.available2017-04-27T09:48:35Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.PublishedPalmer E. Beyond Proximity: Consequentialist Ethics and System Dynamics. Etikk i praksis. 2017eng
dc.identifier.issn1890-3991
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1956/15723
dc.description.abstractConsequentialism is a moral philosophy that maintains that the moral worth of an action is determined by the consequences it has for the welfare of a society. Consequences of model design are a part of the model lifecycle that is often neglected. This paper investigates the issue using system dynamics modeling as an example. Since a system dynamics model is a product of the modeler’s design decisions, the modeler should consider the life cycle consequences of using the model. Seen from a consequentialist perspective, the consequences of policies developed from system dynamics models determine the model’s moral value (ethical/unethical). This concept is explored by discussing model uncertainty from an engineering perspective. In this perspective, the ethical considerations shift from the behavior of the modeler (and away from validation) to the model itself and the model’s inherent uncertainty. When the ethical considerations are taken away from the modeler and directed to what the model does, the ethical boundaries extend beyond the proximity of the model. This discussion renews the ethics conversation in system dynamics by considering this shift in philosophical perspective, and investigates how consequentialist moral philosophy applies to the modeling process and in communicating with decision-makers. A model of social assistance in Norway in the context of immigration pressures illustrates some possibilities for addressing these ethical concerns. This paper argues for an ethical framework, or at the very least, an ethical conversation within the field of system dynamics.en_US
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.publisherProgramme for Applied Ethics, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Norwegian University of Science and Technologyeng
dc.relation.ispartof<a href="http://hdl.handle.net/1956/17108" target="blank">Systems Engineering Applied to Evaluate Social Systems: Analyzing systemic challenges to the Norwegian welfare state</a>
dc.rightsAttribution CC BYeng
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0eng
dc.subjectSystem dynamicseng
dc.subjectconsequentialismeng
dc.subjectphilosophy of engineeringeng
dc.subjectmodeling ethicseng
dc.titleBeyond Proximity: Consequentialist Ethics and System Dynamicseng
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.date.updated2017-02-28T11:43:53Z
dc.description.versionpublishedVersion
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2017 The Author(s)en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5324/eip.v11i1.1978
dc.identifier.cristin1454604
dc.source.journalEtikk i praksis


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