Table of Contents

List of Contributors vii

Introduction 1

1 Norbert Wiener and the Rise of Information Ethics Terrell Ward Bynum 8

2 Why We Need Better Ethics for Emerging Technologies James H. Moor 26

3 Information Ethics: Its Nature and Scope Luciano Ftoridi 40

4 The Transformation of the Public Sphere: Political Authority, Communicative Freedom, and Internet Publics James Bohman 66

5 Democracy and the Internet Cass R. Sunstein 93

6 The Social Epistemology of Blogging Alvin I. Goldman 111

7 Plural Selves and Relational Identity: Intimacy and Privacy Online Dean Cocking 123

8 Identity and Information Technology Steve Matthews 142

9 Trust, Reliance, and the Internet Philip Pettit 161

10 Esteem, Identifiability, and the Internet Geoffrey Brennan Philip Pettit 175

l1 Culture and Global Networks: Hope for a Global Ethics? Charles Ess 195

12 Collective Responsibility and Information and Communication Technology Seumas Miller 226

13 Computers as Surrogate Agents Deborah G. Johnson Thomas M. Powers 251

14 Moral Philosophy, Information Technology, and Copyright: The Grokster Case Wendy J. Gordon 270

15 Information Technology, Privacy, and the Protection of Personal Data Jeroen van den Hoven 301

16 Embodying Values in Technology: Theory and Practice Mary Flanagan Daniel C. Howe Helen Nissenbaum 322

17 Information Technology Research Ethics Dag Elgesem 354

18 Distributive justice and die Value of Information: A (Broadly) Rawlsian Approach Jeroen van den Hoven Emma Rooksby 376

Select Bibliography 397

Index 401