Dewey Decimal303.48/33
Table Of ContentINTRODUCTION Robert J. Cavalier PART I 1. Norbert Wiener's Vision: The Impact of the "Automatic Age" on Our Moral Lives Terrell Ward Bynum 2. Beyond Copyright: A Moral Investigation of Intellectual Property Protection in Cyberspace Richard A. Spinello 3. Virtual Virtues: Reflections on Academic Integrity in the Age of the Internet Lawrence M. Hinman 4. Enter Here--At Your Own Risk: The Moral Dangers of Cyberporn Susan Dwyer 5. Trust in Cyberspace John Weckert PART II 6. Should We Let Computers Get Under Our Skin? James H. Moor 7. Hackers and the Contested Ontology of Cyberspace Helen Nissenbaum 8. Moral Imperatives for Life in an Intercultural Global Village Charles Ess 9. Internet Ethics: The Constructionist Values of Homo Poieticus Luciano Floridi and J. W. Sanders 10. The Impact of the Internet on Our Moral Condition: Do We Need a New Framework of Ethics? Herman T. Tavani CONTRIBUTORS INDEX
SynopsisLeading theorists explore how the Internet impacts privacy issues, sensitivity to wrongdoing, and cultural and personal identity. Investigating the impact of the Internet from multiple philosophical perspectives, this book explores issues the Internet poses for our sense of privacy, sensitivity to wrongdoing, and our cultural and personal identity. The electronic culture that influences almost every aspect of our daily lives offers new ethical challenges and creates new areas for philosophical reflection on these challenges. Contributors explore topics such as copyright and intellectual property, trust, student cheating, pornography, human agency, and the positive and negative impact that the Internet has on our ability to flourish as human beings. These essays provide a fresh perspective and contribute to the ongoing conversation about the philosophical meaning of the Information Age., Investigating the impact of the Internet from multiple philosophical perspectives, this book explores issues the Internet poses for our sense of privacy, sensitivity to wrongdoing, and our cultural and personal identity. The electronic culture that influences almost every aspect of our daily lives offers new ethical challenges and creates new areas for philosophical reflection on these challenges. Contributors explore topics such as copyright and intellectual property, trust, student cheating, pornography, human agency, and the positive and negative impact that the Internet has on our ability to flourish as human beings. These essays provide a fresh perspective and contribute to the ongoing conversation about the philosophical meaning of the Information Age., Leading theorists explore how the Internet impacts privacy issues, sensitivity to wrongdoing, and cultural and personal identity.
LC Classification NumberTK5105.878.C38 2005