Cyberethics : social & moral issues in the computer age / edited by Robert M. Baird, Reagan Ramsower, and Stuart E. Rosenbaum.
| Other author | Baird, Robert M., 1937- |
| Other author | Ramsower, Reagan Mays, 1952- |
| Other author | Rosenbaum, Stuart E. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Amherst, NY : Prometheus Books, 2000. |
| Description | 355 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | What is computer ethics? / James H. Moor -- If Aristotle were a computing professional / James H. Moor -- Does computer ethics compute? / Michael Scanlan -- Ethics and the computer world : a new challenge for philosophers / John Ladd -- Subsumption ethics / David H. Gleason -- Narrative versus logical reasoning in computer ethics / John M. Artz -- Computer ethics and moral methodology / Jeroen van den Hoven -- Anonymous communication policies for the Internet : results and recommendations of the AAAS Conference and Assessing anonymous communication on the Internet : policy deliberations / Rob Kling [and others] -- Who am we? / Sherry Turkle -- The artificial intelligentsia and virtual worlds / Stacey Edgar -- Little Brother is watching you / Miriam Schulman -- The erosion of privacy? / Marie A. Wright and John S. Kakalik -- The demise of privacy in a private world : from front porches to chat rooms / Gary Gumpert and Susan J. Drucker -- Privacy and the computer : why we need privacy in the information society / Lucas D. Introna -- Toward a theory of privacy in the information age / James H. Moor -- Wild, wild web / Mike Godwin -- Should computer programs be owned? / Deborah G. Johnson -- Mind over matter / James V. DeLong -- Protecting intellectual property in cyberspace / J.C. Davis -- Intellectual property in synchronous and collaborative virtual space / Beth E. Kolko -- Advanced information technology and political communication / David L. Paletz -- Better democracy through technology / Brock N. Meeks -- A nation of strangers? / James E. Katz and Philip Aspden -- Is the global information infrastructure a democratic technology? / Deborah G. Johnson -- Cyberlibertarian myths and the prospects for community / Langdon Winner -- Liberty and community online / Barry Fagin. |
| Abstract | "Cyberethics explores the moral dilemmas that are arising as computer technology penetrates further into our professional, private, and social lives. Following an opening section concerned with defining the nature of this new moral landscape, four main issues are discussed: anonymity, personal identity, and the moral dimensions of creating new personalities; privacy, in light of the ability of computers to store vast amounts of information on individuals, and the harrowing specter of a Big Brother society in the not-too-distant future; ownership of intellectual property, copyright law, and the protection of these rights in cyberspace; and the impact of computers on democracy and community."--Jacket. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Cyberethics. Amherst, NY : Prometheus Books, 2000 |
| LCCN | 99088868 |
| ISBN | 1573927902 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781573927901 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |