Periagoge
Course

Why Confucian virtue ethics and technology Matters: Technology isn't neutral, and neither is the person using it—Confucian virtue ethics shows us why cultivating yourself matters more than optimizing your devices. Understand how this framework offers something consumer culture won't: a way to use technology without letting it use you.

Discover how Confucian virtue ethics transforms your relationship with technology, helping you cultivate character instead of just optimizing devices.

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Concepts in this course
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Inversion: Technology Should Decrease Choice
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Metabolic Honesty: Revealing Technology's True Cost
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Resonance Over Recommendation
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Temporal Restraint and Technical Debt
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The Paradox of Rigid Algorithms
AI prompts in this course
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What's Holding You Back with Confucian virtue ethics and technology?
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Where Are You with Confucian virtue ethics and technology?
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Confucian virtue ethics and technology and the Choices You're Making
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What Would You Tell Someone Just Starting with Confucian virtue ethics and technology?
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If You're Honest About Confucian virtue ethics and technology...
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Laozi guides you through this course personally — adapting to your situation, not a script.