Conclusion: Hermeneutic Ethics for the Digital Age

Abstract

This chapter offers a conclusion. Firstly, it presents a summary of the book; outlining the 3 bodies of theory we draw on in this book—narrative theory, philosophy of technology, and virtue ethics—and describing what was delivered on the basis of this work. Secondly, the chapter explores further directions for research on narrative theory of technology and implementation of the proposed narrative ethics. What other intellectual traditions can we connect to? We also ask what the proposed narrative hermeneutics and ethics of technology imply for technology ethics and responsible innovation. We suggest that linking the concept of virtue to work on governance and political philosophy could be helpful, and that our approach could further engage with recent work on the hermeneutics of technology.