Author(s): Jeroen van den Hoven (Editor), John Weckert
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: March 31, 2008
Edition: 1st
Language: English
Print length: 428 pages
ISBN-10: 0521855497
ISBN-13: 9780521855495
Book Description
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.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“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
Book Description
An international team of philosophers shed light on many of the ethical issues arising from information technology.
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.
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