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Personal profile
Research Interests
Catholic social ethics, contintental philosophy and Science and Technology Studies, especially as they intersect in questions of economics and new technologies.
Biography
I am originally from the United States and studied in South Bend, Indiana; Boston, Massachusetts; and Berkeley, California. My research focuses on Catholic social ethics of new technologies, with special focus on economic impacts of information and computing technologies like Artificial Intelligence. Prior to coming to Hong Kong, I taught at Holy Names University, St Mary's College of California, and Santa Clara University, all in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Homo gubernator: A Moral Anthropology for New Technologies, The Graduate Theological Union
1 Sept 2012 → 31 Jan 2018
Award Date: 31 Jan 2018
Master, Boston College
1 Sept 2010 → 21 May 2012
Award Date: 21 May 2012
Bachelor, University of Notre Dame
1 Sept 2006 → 16 May 2010
Award Date: 16 May 2010
Keywords
- BR Christianity
- Catholic social ethics
- liberation theology
- BJ Ethics
- technology ethics
- economic ethics
- B Philosophy (General)
- continental philosophy
- H Social Sciences (General)
- Science and Technology Studies
- Actor-Network Theory
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Cambodian Gangsters, Crypto-Scams and Trafficked Laborers: Mobility as the Purview of the Rich and Constraint of the Poor
Checketts, L., 8 Jun 2023, (Submitted).Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review
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Outing Gay Priests: Toward a Theological Ethics of Privacy in the Digital Era
Checketts, L., Jan 2023, In: Journal of Moral Theology. 12, 1, p. 1-24 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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The Poor as Symptom: A Lacanian Reading of the Option for the Poor
Checketts, L., 10 May 2023, In: Religions. 14, 5, 639.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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[Book Review] Philosophical Posthumanism, by Francesca Ferrando
Checketts, L., 2 Jan 2022, In: Theology and Science. 20, 1, p. 131-132 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Artificial Intelligence and Moral Theology: A Conversation
Checketts, L. M., Cutter, B., Herzfeld, N., Labrecque, C. A., Ramelow, A., Scherz, P., Vega, M., Vicini, A., Wales, J. J., Green, B. P. (ed.) & Gaudet, M. J. (ed.), 1 Apr 2022, In: Journal of Moral Theology. 11, Special Issue 1, p. 13-40 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Activities
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Christian Scholar's Review (Journal)
Levi Mahonri CHECKETTS (Reviewer)
Mar 2022Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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Social and Ethical Issues of AI in Asia
Levi Mahonri CHECKETTS (Speaker)
9 May 2022Activity: Conference/talk/lecture/symposium/speech/workshop, etc › Event organized by non-HKBU units
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Berkeley Journal of Religion and Theology (Journal)
Levi Mahonri CHECKETTS (Reviewer)
2017 → 2022Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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Religions (Journal)
Levi Mahonri CHECKETTS (Reviewer)
2017 → 2022Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)