- Paperback: 300 pages
- Publisher: PROMETHEUS BOOKS (April 1 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1573927902
- ISBN-13: 978-1573927901
- Product Dimensions: 21.5 x 13.7 x 1.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 431 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #566,989 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
The Internet is everywhere. We increasingly communicate, both professionally and personally, by e-mail. We shop on the Internet. Wired politicians are involved in e-campaigning. We argue, debate, and pursue sex on the Internet. We do research on the World Wide Web . We play games in virtual worlds. We spend an increasing amount of our time as inhabitants of cyberspace, a new world that is giving rise to a range of new ethical and moral issues. 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 the 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. In this groundbreaking anthology, contributors such as John M. Artz, Philip Aspden, J.C. Davis, James V. DeLong, Stacey Edgar, Barry Fagin, David H. Gleason, Mike Godwin, Lucas D. Introna, Deborah G. Johnson, James E. Katz, Beth E. Kolko, Brock N. Meeks, James H. Moor, David L. Paletz, Miriam Schulman, Sherry Turkle, and Langdon Winner offer thoughtful answers to the ethical questions raised by the interaction of people and computers.
About the Author
Robert M. Baird is chair of the Department of Philosophy, Stuart E. Rosenbaum is professor of philosophy, and Reagan Ramsower is associate dean of technology and professor in the Hankamer School of Business at Baylor University. Baird and Rosenbaum are co-editors of Prometheus's Contemporary Issues Series.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Examines new moral issues,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cyberethics Social And Moral Issues (Paperback)
The transformation of society brought about by computers has brought with it new moral dilemmas, from the impact of computers on privacy and copyright issues to the involvement of computers in personal lives. Cyberethics offers the reader 26 essays examining these new moral issues and provide thoughtfully reasoned answers to ethical questions.
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An interesting sampler of essays on information technology ethics,
By Nicholas "AFCDon" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Cyberethics Social And Moral Issues (Paperback)
I read this book as the main text in a third year undergrad class in Information Technology Ethics, and found it to be a useful introductory sampler on the subject. Never having studied ethics before, this collection of essays gave a reasonably well-rounded account of the subject. The book is broken down into four areas of investigation: anonymity and personal identity in cyberspace; personal privacy in the light of the increased storage and dissemination of personal data; ownership of intellectual property and copyright law; and the impact of computers on democracy and community.Bear in mind that this is a primer, not an in-depth study into any one of the areas mentioned above. The essays are written from varying view points, often contradicting each other, or at least offering different sides of the same issue, which you would expect given the subject matter. The writing styles are not always easy. Some of the contributing authors are more journalistic in their approach, while others are more scientific. Don't expect to read this cover-to-cover in a day or so. The 350+ pages of small type can be hard going, especially if you are a slower reader like myself. Over all, I felt the book did what it set out to do, offering the reader a basic overview of the differing ethical viewpoint within the four main areas of scope. A fairly good undergraduate text, but not exactly a page-turner. Nick
1.0 out of 5 stars
Nearly completely worthless,
By Trent The Uncatchable - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Cyberethics Social And Moral Issues (Paperback)
This text must be one of the worst books on ethics I've ever seen. The authors start with a basic assumption that information technology changes ethical issues and never examine this fundamentally flawed belief. The essays are extreme and manage to make their own points sound rediculous even when they are reasonable.There are errors in their references and their interpretation and use of other texts. This book is painful to read. 2 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Examines new moral issues,
By Midwest Book Review - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Cyberethics Social And Moral Issues (Paperback)
The transformation of society brought about by computers has brought with it new moral dilemmas, from the impact of computers on privacy and copyright issues to the involvement of computers in personal lives. Cyberethics offers the reader 26 essays examining these new moral issues and provide thoughtfully reasoned answers to ethical questions.
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