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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.
Chinese Name
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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
- philosophy of technology
- H Social Sciences (General)
- Science and Technology Studies
- Actor-Network Theory
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AI and Vulnerable Populations in Hong Kong
CHECKETTS, L. M. (PI)
1/11/25 → 31/10/27
Project: Research project
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Interrogating Democratic Technologies
CHECKETTS, L. M. (PI)
1/07/25 → 30/06/26
Project: Research project
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Digital Saber Rattling: Artificial Intelligence, Power and Peace
Checketts, L., 8 Jan 2026.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract
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On Progress and Anxiety: A Lacanian Reading of Chinese Technology
Checketts, L., 4 Jul 2026, What Went Wrong with the West: Carl Mitcham’s Critique of Western Philosophy of Technology. Checketts, L. (ed.). 1 ed. Cham: Springer Cham, p. 81-97 17 p. (Philosophy of Engineering and Technology; vol. 52).Research output: Chapter in book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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The Impossibility of Non-Repressive Technical Codes: Re-framing Andrew Feenberg’s Critical Theory of Technology with Jacques Lacan
Checketts, L. M., Apr 2026, In: Techné: Research in Philosophy and Technology. 30, 1, p. 103-125 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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What Went Wrong with the West: Carl Mitcham’s Critique of Western Philosophy of Technology
Checketts, L. M. (Editor), 4 Jul 2026, 1st ed. Springer Cham. 206 p. (Philosophy of Engineering and Technology; vol. 52)Research output: Book/Report › Book or report › peer-review
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A critical engagement between Asian feminist theology and liberation theology: The impossibility of doing academic theology from the margins
Checketts, L., 10 Dec 2025, In: HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies. 81, 1, 9 p., a10958.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
Activities
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Techné: Research in Philosophy and Technology (Journal)
CHECKETTS, L. M. (Editor in chief)
1 Jan 2026 → …Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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Research Ethics (Journal)
CHECKETTS, L. M. (Editor)
1 Feb 2025 → …Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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AI and Society (Journal)
CHECKETTS, L. M. (Editor)
1 Mar 2025 → …Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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NanoEthics (Journal)
CHECKETTS, L. M. (Editor)
1 May 2025 → …Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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Journal of Moral Theology (Journal)
CHECKETTS, L. M. (Reviewer)
31 May 2024Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)