McGinn's general research area is technology and society, a field devoted to study of social, cultural, ethical, and policy issues raised by contemporary developments in science and technology. His specific research area is ethics, science, and technology, a specialty within applied ethics that i...
McGinn's general research area is technology and society, a field devoted to study of social, cultural, ethical, and policy issues raised by contemporary developments in science and technology. His specific research area is ethics, science, and technology, a specialty within applied ethics that is devoted to the study of ethical issues raised in contemporary engineering and science, and of ethical issues raised by the diffusion of technical innovations into society.