
Dr. Giovanni Frigo
- Scientific staff
- Research group “Philosophy of Engineering, Technology Assessment, and Science”
- Phone: +49 721 608-26514
- giovanni frigo ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
- www.giofrigo.com
Institut für Technikfolgenabschätzung und Systemanalyse (ITAS)
Postfach 3640
76021 Karlsruhe
Current positions
- Member of scientific staff at Research group “Philosophy of Engineering, Technology Assessment, and Science”
Fields of work
- Energy Ethics
- Philosophy of Energy
- Environmental Philosophy and Ethics
- Energy Humanities
- Science and Technology Studies (STS)
Professional background
since 2019 | Postdoctoral researcher in the PhilETAS research group at ITAS (member of scientific staff at ITAS) |
2018 | Visiting assistant professor, Department of philosophy, Northern Michigan University (NMU), Marquette, MI, USA |
2013 - 2018 | Ph.D. Environmental Ethics, Department of philosophy & religion, University of North Texas (UNT), Denton, TX, USA |
2017 | Graduate certificate in Energy, Department of mechanical & energy engineering, University of North Texas (UNT), Denton, TX, USA |
2014 - 2018 | Teaching fellow, Department of philosophy & religion, University of North Texas (UNT), Denton, TX, USA |
2013 - 2014 | Teaching assistant, Department of Philosophy & religion, University of North Texas (UNT), Denton, TX, USA |
2008 - 2011 | M.A. Philosophical Sciences, University of Verona, Italy and Erasmus Program at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Paris, France |
2005 - 2008 | B.A. Philosophy, University of Verona, Italy |
Selected publications
Frigo, G.; Milchram, C.; Hillerbrand, R.
Designing for Care: Changing Values in Energy Systems
Science and Engineering Ethics (forthcoming 2023)
Frigo, G.; Hillerbrand, R.
Energy Ethics, Justice and SDG7
in L. Filho, W., Azul, A.M., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P.G., Wall, T. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Cham: Springer 2022.
Frigo, G.; Baumann, M.; Hillerbrand, R.
Energy and the Good Life: Capabilities as the Foundation of the Right to Access Energy Services”
Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 22 (1) 2021.
Publications
2023
Journal Articles
Frigo, G.; Milchram, C.; Hillerbrand, R.
Designing for Care
2023. Science and Engineering Ethics, 29 (3), 16. doi:10.1007/s11948-023-00434-4
Designing for Care
2023. Science and Engineering Ethics, 29 (3), 16. doi:10.1007/s11948-023-00434-4
2022
Book Chapters
Frigo, G.; Hillerbrand, R.
Energy Ethics, Justice and SDG7
2022. Affordable and Clean Energy. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Ed.: W.L: Filho, 1–11, Springer Nature Switzerland AG. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-71057-0_135-1
Energy Ethics, Justice and SDG7
2022. Affordable and Clean Energy. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Ed.: W.L: Filho, 1–11, Springer Nature Switzerland AG. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-71057-0_135-1
Presentations
Frigo, G.; Milchram, C.; Poznic, M.; Schmidt, M.; Hillerbrand, R.
An Ethical Assessment of Digital Mobility Transitions: Perspectives from Care Ethics
2022. 5th European Technology Assessment Conference (ETAC5 2022), Karlsruhe, Germany, July 25–27, 2022
An Ethical Assessment of Digital Mobility Transitions: Perspectives from Care Ethics
2022. 5th European Technology Assessment Conference (ETAC5 2022), Karlsruhe, Germany, July 25–27, 2022
2021
Journal Articles
Cao, U.; Frigo, G.
Of social movements, human rights and electricity access: Exploring an indigenous civil resistance in Chiapas, Mexico
2021. Energy Research and Social Science, 75, Art.-Nr.: 102015. doi:10.1016/j.erss.2021.102015
Of social movements, human rights and electricity access: Exploring an indigenous civil resistance in Chiapas, Mexico
2021. Energy Research and Social Science, 75, Art.-Nr.: 102015. doi:10.1016/j.erss.2021.102015
Frigo, G.; Baumann, M.; Hillerbrand, R.
Energy and the Good Life : Capabilities as the Foundation of the Right to Access Energy Services
2021. Journal of human development and capabilities, 22 (1), 218–248. doi:10.1080/19452829.2021.1887109
Energy and the Good Life : Capabilities as the Foundation of the Right to Access Energy Services
2021. Journal of human development and capabilities, 22 (1), 218–248. doi:10.1080/19452829.2021.1887109
Frigo, G.; Marthaler, F.; Albers, A.; Ott, S.; Hillerbrand, R.
Training responsible engineers. Phronesis and the role of virtues in teaching engineering ethics
2021. Australasian journal of engineering education, 26 (1), 25–37. doi:10.1080/22054952.2021.1889086
Training responsible engineers. Phronesis and the role of virtues in teaching engineering ethics
2021. Australasian journal of engineering education, 26 (1), 25–37. doi:10.1080/22054952.2021.1889086
2020
Book Chapters
Frigo, G.
Beyond the Capitalocene: An Ecocentric Perspective for the Energy Transition
2020. Ethics and Politics of Space for the Anthropocene. Ed.: A. Valtonen, 150–174, Edward Elgar Publishing. doi:10.4337/9781839108709.00015
Beyond the Capitalocene: An Ecocentric Perspective for the Energy Transition
2020. Ethics and Politics of Space for the Anthropocene. Ed.: A. Valtonen, 150–174, Edward Elgar Publishing. doi:10.4337/9781839108709.00015
Journal Articles
Bethem, J.; Frigo, G.; Biswas, S. D., C. Tyler; Pasqualetti, M.
Energy Decisions Within an Applied Ethics Framework: Analysis of Five Recent Controversies
2020. Energy, Sustainability and Society, 10 (1), Art. Nr.: 29. doi:10.1186/s13705-020-00261-6
Energy Decisions Within an Applied Ethics Framework: Analysis of Five Recent Controversies
2020. Energy, Sustainability and Society, 10 (1), Art. Nr.: 29. doi:10.1186/s13705-020-00261-6
Frigo, G.
Billboards and Petrocultures in West Texas
2020. MediaTropes, 7 (2), 67–104. doi:10.33137/mt.v7i2.33672
Billboards and Petrocultures in West Texas
2020. MediaTropes, 7 (2), 67–104. doi:10.33137/mt.v7i2.33672
Presentations
Frigo, G.; Hillerbrand, R.
The Right to Energy Access and the Capabilities Approach
2020. International Engager Workshop "Co-Creating the ’Right to Energy’ in Theory and Practice", Universität Groningen, Niederlande, 08.-09.01.2020 (2020), Groningen / Girona, January 8–9, 2020
The Right to Energy Access and the Capabilities Approach
2020. International Engager Workshop "Co-Creating the ’Right to Energy’ in Theory and Practice", Universität Groningen, Niederlande, 08.-09.01.2020 (2020), Groningen / Girona, January 8–9, 2020
2019
Journal Articles