Ethics in Technology

Name: Ethics in Technology
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ISBN: 9780136601920

ISBN-10: 0136601928

ISBN-13: 9780136601920

Edition: 2001

Authors: Paul A. Alcorn

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For sophomore/senior-level courses in Principles of Ethics and Technology and Ethics. More a handbook for living a successful life, rather than a philosophy book, this text helps students develop the ability to easily discern the relationship between ethics and technology and to operate ethically and effectively in a technological world. Systematic and pragmatic in approachand intuitively understandableit gives practical guidelines and provides a basis for personal change.

Book details

List price: $95.80
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 6/25/2000
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

Steve Wright is a Research Fellow in the School of Information Management and Systems, Monash University.Steve Wright is a Research Fellow in the School of Information Management and Systems, Monash University.



Introduction



Definition: The Nature of Ethics



The Relationship between Ethics and Technology



Why Be Ethical?



Technology and the Self State



Paradigms and Piffle



Technology, Paradigms, and Limitations



Modern Behavioral Theorists



The Dynamic Systems Model



The Systemic Nature of Technology



Paradox, Awareness, and Becoming Adept



Barriers to Ethical Behavior



Roots of Technological Ethics



The Nature of Ethical Humanity



Religion as a Reflection of Ethical Thought



Where Are We Now?


Bibliography


Glossary


Index