Purpose and Editorial Philosophy of the 4TU.Ethics Blog
The 4TU.Ethics Independent Blog is a platform for academically informed and publicly accessible reflections on questions concerning ethics and philosophy of technology. It aims to create space for members of the research community, particularly PhD candidates and early-career researchers, to share ideas, explore emerging questions and problems, and engage broader audiences in ongoing debates about technologies, policies, nature, and societies. The blog encourages diverse perspectives, carefully engaged normative positions, and critical discussion. Contributions represent the views of their authors and are intended to stimulate reflection and dialogue rather than present unified institutional positions.
Our editorial philosophy is grounded in the vision that philosophy and ethics of technology benefit from open intellectual exchange and plurality of viewpoints. The blog therefore provides a space where authors can develop normative arguments, explore controversial questions, and reflect on the societal and environmental implications of technology in an accessible format. By offering an accessible format for scholarly reflection, the blog seeks to connect academic research with wider societal conversations on ethical and philosophical issues related to technologies, while supporting a culture of thoughtful debate within the research community.
Guidelines for your submission
4TU.Ethics Independent Blog welcomes contribution from inside and outside the 4TU.Ethics community. If you are part of 4TU.Ethics and would like to submit your own post, please use the form accessible via your login.
If you are not affiliated with 4TU.Ethics and would like to submit your post, please contact the editorial team directly with your idea or draft as an attachment.
Blog writing is a fun and inspiring activity to facilitate the writing routine for young academics in the ethics and philosophy of technology. It can be used to write about one’s research topic, a paper one has in mind, or any other issue related to philosophy/ethics and technology. 4TU.Ethics Blog is a platform where such blogs are peer-reviewed and published. Our aim is to target both academic and non-academic audiences to increase visibility and achieve a better public outreach. Here are our guidelines for writing the blog post:
Content related guidelines
- Please be explicit about the core message of the blog early in the text.
- We accept posts about i) original research, opinion pieces, and interviews ii) planned publications, and other research-related announcements iii) any other issue related to philosophy/ethics and technology.
- You might want to use additional sources to better communicate your ideas, such as as: film, song, news articles, podcasts, painting, photography, artwork, quotes, personal experiences, or anything else that can neatly exemplify and help to communicate your topic.
- Please check whether the process and the outcome meet the following criteria: Conciseness, Joyfulness, Relevance, Simplicity, Readability.
- Make sure your language is suitable for a wider audience.
- Use short paragraphs.
- References to academic scholarship are welcomed, but should be used moderately.
Editorial Guidelines
- Please include a catchy title and a couple of lines explaining the relevance of your topic as you see it.
- There is a word limit of 1000 words max.
- Please indicate which tag fits your blog the best: Opinion, Inspirational, Critical perspective, Reflection, Controversial ideas
- Use headings and subheadings
- Include list of references at the end (if references are used)
- Provide title image. Also feel free to provide (optional) images throughout the text (always include image sources!).
- Please include a short author bio of yourself (What you study/research, interests, link to own website/Twitter/Linkedin/etc).
- Optional: Provide ‘quotes’ of key sentences that can appear throughout the text to attract attention.
Complaint Handling Policy
The 4TU.Ethics Independent Blog is a platform for academically informed and publicly accessible reflections on ethics and philosophy of technology. Blog posts represent the views of their authors and do not constitute official positions of the editorial team or affiliated institutions.
Complaints about blog content may be submitted to the editorial team in writing and should clearly specify the concerns and relevant passages. The editorial team will review the complaint. Posts will only be corrected or removed if they contain plagiarism, personal attacks, or other violations of academic integrity. Disagreement with the argument, interpretation, or normative position of a blog post is not sufficient grounds for removal.
The editorial team retains final responsibility for decisions regarding blog content. The blog welcomes diverse perspectives and encourages contributions that bring forward viewpoints authors feel are underrepresented in debates on ethics and philosophy of technology.