Information Technology and Moral Philosophy

by Jeroen van den Hoven (Editor), John Weckert (Editor)

Overview

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521671613
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	11/23/2009
Series:	Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Public Policy
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	428
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

John Weckert is a Professorial Fellow at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics at Charles Sturt University in Australia. He is editor-in-chief of NanoEthics: Ethics for Technologies that Converge at the Nanoscale and has published widely in the field of computer ethics.

Jeroen van den Hoven is Professor of Moral Philosophy at Delft University of Technology. He is editor-in-chief of Ethics and Information Technology, a member of the IST Advisory Group of the European Community in Brussels, scientific director of the 3TU Centre for Ethics and Technology in the Netherlands, and co-author, with Dean Cocking, of Evil Online.

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

Editorial Reviews

"This collection of 18 essay is rich in ideas on the implications of information technology and morality. Variety is the collection's strong point, though there are certainly some common themes, including the nature of identity and agency...This work will appeal to scholars in several disciples, including communication, political science, computer science, and philosophy. Summing up: Recommended."
-S.E. Forschler, Choice

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