Information Technology and Moral Philosophy

Name: Information Technology and Moral Philosophy
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ISBN: 9780521855495

ISBN-10: 0521855497

ISBN-13: 9780521855495

Edition: 2007

Authors: Jeroen van den Hoven, John Weckert

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With contributions from many of the best-known philosophers writing in the area, this book gives an in-depth philosophical analysis of moral problems to which information technology gives rise, for examples, problems related to privacy, intellectual property, responsibility, friendship and trust.

Book details

List price: $79.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 3/31/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 428
Size: 6.18" wide x 9.21" long x 1.18" tall
Weight: 1.518
Language: English



List of Contributors


Introduction



Norbert Wiener and the Rise of Information Ethics




Why We Need Better Ethics for Emerging Technologies




Information Ethics: Its Nature and Scope




The Transformation of the Public Sphere: Political Authority, Communicative Freedom, and Internet Publics




Democracy and the Internet




The Social Epistemology of Blogging




Plural Selves and Relational Identity: Intimacy and Privacy Online




Identity and Information Technology




Trust, Reliance, and the Internet




Esteem, Identifiability, and the Internet




Culture and Global Networks: Hope for a Global Ethics?




Collective Responsibility and Information and Communication Technology




Computers as Surrogate Agents




Moral Philosophy, Information Technology, and Copyright: The Grokster Case




Information Technology, Privacy, and the Protection of Personal Data




Embodying Values in Technology: Theory and Practice




Information Technology Research Ethics




Distributive Justice and the Value of Information: A (Broadly) Rawlsian Approach



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Index