Ethics in Mathematics
How does ethics affect the
production of math
knowledge?
How can maths help us to
understand ethics?
RLS in ethics in Mathematics
The knowledge in mathematics is
not actually created by human but
discovered by human. However, is
the knowledge in mathematics
really objective?
The mathematics is rational, could give us
a way to measure and define ethics.
When Cathy O'Neil cooks for her
family, her algorithm assesses the
meal is a success if her child eat
vegetables, but the if the cook is
her child, the algorithm to assess
success will be different.
The mathematics, as a set of
knowledge, should be objective,
but the operation and application
from human is unevitable to be
subjective.
Realation between Math and ethics
Mathematics is a language of
logics, is language a way to
produce new knowledge or a
expression of knowledge?
The math is originally objective but the innovation base on the math may be
affected and be sujective and may be a tool for exploit more profits. In this case,
math can be a tool to define ethics and ethical factors can be a tool to protect
subjective mathematic knowledge