Module 8 – Justice and the Future

Module Focus

This module explores how the idea of justice encounters the greatest unknowns of our time: artificial intelligence, biotechnology, climate shifts, space exploration, education, and the fate of future generations.

Rather than predicting the future, we ask:

What might justice mean in a world we cannot yet imagine?

What You’ll Learn

Through 10 thought-provoking lessons, you will:

• Examine how emerging technologies challenge old definitions of fairness and accountability

• Reflect on whether nature, machines, or unborn humans can — or should — have rights

• Analyze the role of power, knowledge, and intention in shaping the future

• Consider justice not as a fixed goal, but as an evolving philosophical project

Key Questions

• Can justice exist in a world ruled by algorithms, drones, and data?

• Who will speak for future generations — or for the nonhuman world?

• Is the future of justice still human? Or is it already something else?

A Thought to Begin

Justice, like the future, is not promised.

It is not a fixed destination — but an ongoing question.

Justice is not a destination — it’s a debate.