Computers, Ethics, and Society

3rd Auflage
ISBN: 978-0-19-514302-7
Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 213 mm, Gewicht: 295 g

As computers have become increasingly important in our everyday lives, their potential to strip away our privacy and autonomy increases exponentially. This book offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary set of readings on the ethical and social implications of computer technology.

As computers have become increasingly important in our everyday lives, their potential to strip away our privacy and autonomy increases exponentially. This book offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary set of readings on the ethical and social implications of computer technology. Taking into account technical, social, and philosophical issues, the contributors consider topics such as the work-related ramifications of automation, the ethical obligations of computer specialists, and the threats to privacy that come with increased computerization.

ETHICAL CONTEXTS; PHILOSOPHICAL ETHICS; 1. The Best Action Is the One with the Best Consequences; 2. The Best Action Is the One in Accord with Universal Rules; 3. The Best Action Is the One that Exercises the Mind's Faculties; PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; 4. ACM

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ermann, M. David

Shauf, Michele S.

Williams, M. B.

Gutierrez, Claudio

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik EDV & Informatik Allgemein Soziale und ethische Aspekte der EDV

Über Autor(innen)

Ermann, M. David (Professor of Sociology, University of Delaware, USA) / Williams, M.B. / Gutierrez, Claudio / Shauf, Michele S. (Professor, Graphics, Visualization and Usability Center, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)