Information Technology and Moral Philosophy

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511498725

Information technology is an integral part of the practices and institutions of post-industrial society. It is also a source of hard moral questions and thus is both a probing and relevant area for moral theory. In this volume, an international team of philosophers sheds light on many of the ethical issues arising from information technology, including informational privacy, digital divide and equal access, e-trust and tele-democracy. Collectively, these essays demonstrate how accounts of equality and justice, property and privacy benefit from taking into account how information technology has shaped our social and epistemic practices and our moral experiences. Information technology changes the way that we look at the world and deal with one another. It calls, therefore, for a re-examination of notions such as friendship, care, commitment and trust.

'This collection of 18 essays 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 disciplines, including communication, political science, computer science, and philosophy. Summing up: recommended.'

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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List of Contributors
pp vii-xii
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Introduction
pp 1-7
- By Jeroen Van Den Hoven, Professor of moral philosophy Delft University of Technology, John Weckert, Professorial Fellow Centre for Applied Philosophy; Public Ethics Charles Sturt University in Australia
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1 - Norbert Wiener and the Rise of Information Ethics
pp 8-25
- By Terrell Ward Bynum, Professor of philosophy and Director Research Center on Computing and Society, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven
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2 - Why We Need Better Ethics for Emerging Technologies
pp 26-39
- By James H. Moor, Professor of philosophy Dartmouth College, New Hampshire; Adjunct Professor Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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3 - Information Ethics: Its Nature and Scope
pp 40-65
- By Luciano Floridi, Fellow of St Cross College University of Oxford, United Kingdom
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4 - The Transformation of the Public Sphere: Political Authority, Communicative Freedom, and Internet Publics
pp 66-92
- By James Bohman, Danforth Professor of Philosophy Saint Louis University in the United States
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5 - Democracy and the Internet
pp 93-110
- By Cass R. Sunstein, Karl N. Llewellyn Professor of Jurisprudence Law School and Department of Political Science, University of Chicago
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6 - The Social Epistemology of Blogging
pp 111-122
- By Alvin I. Goldman, Board of Governors Professor of Philosophy and Cognitive Science Rutgers University, New Jersey
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7 - Plural Selves and Relational Identity: Intimacy and Privacy Online
pp 123-141
- By Dean Cocking, Senior Research Fellow/lecturer Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, Charles Sturt University, Canberra, Australia
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8 - Identity and Information Technology
pp 142-160
- By Steve Matthews, Teaches philosophy School of Humanities and Social Sciences
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9 - Trust, Reliance, and the Internet
pp 161-174
- By Philip Pettit, L. S. Rockefeller University Professor of Politics and Human Values Princeton University, New Jersey
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10 - Esteem, Identifiability, and the Internet
pp 175-194
- By Geoffrey Brennan, Professor in the Social and Political Theory Group Research School of Social Sciences, the Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, Philip Pettit, L. S. Rockefeller University Professor of Politics and Human Values Princeton University, New Jersey
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11 - Culture and Global Networks: Hope for a Global Ethics?
pp 195-225
- By Charles Ess, professor of philosophy and religion and Distinguished Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies Drury University in Springfield, Missouri
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12 - Collective Responsibility and Information and Communication Technology
pp 226-250
- By Seumas Miller, Professor of philosophy Charles Sturt University
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13 - Computers as Surrogate Agents
pp 251-269
- By Deborah G. Johnson, Anne Shirley Carter Olsson Professor of Applied Ethics and chair Department of Science, Technology, Thomas M. Powers, Assistant professor of philosophy University of Delaware
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14 - Moral Philosophy, Information Technology, and Copyright: The Grokster Case
pp 270-300
- By Wendy J. Gordon, Professor of law and Paul J. Liacos Scholar in Law Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts
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15 - Information Technology, Privacy, and the Protection of Personal Data
pp 301-321
- By Jeroen Van Den Hoven, Professor of moral philosophy Delft University of Technology
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16 - Embodying Values in Technology: Theory and Practice
pp 322-353
- By Mary Flanagan, Associate professor and director of the Tiltfactor Laboratory, in the Department of Film and Media Studies Hunter College, New York City, Daniel C. Howe, Media Research Laboratory New York University, Helen Nissenbaum, Associate professor Department of Culture and Communication, New York University
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17 - Information Technology Research Ethics
pp 354-375
- By Dag Elgesem, Professor Department of Information Science and Media Studies, University of Bergen, Norway
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18 - Distributive Justice and the Value of Information: A (Broadly) Rawlsian Approach
pp 376-396
- By Jeroen Van Den Hoven, Professor of moral philosophy Department of Philosophy of the Faculty of Technology, Policy, and Management, Delft University of Technology; Professorial Fellow Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, Australian National University, Emma Rooksby, Research Fellow Centre for Applied Philosophy; Public Ethics Australian National University
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Select Bibliography
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Index
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

List of Contributors
pp vii-xii

Introduction
pp 1-7

1 - Norbert Wiener and the Rise of Information Ethics
pp 8-25

2 - Why We Need Better Ethics for Emerging Technologies
pp 26-39

3 - Information Ethics: Its Nature and Scope
pp 40-65

4 - The Transformation of the Public Sphere: Political Authority, Communicative Freedom, and Internet Publics
pp 66-92

5 - Democracy and the Internet
pp 93-110

6 - The Social Epistemology of Blogging
pp 111-122

7 - Plural Selves and Relational Identity: Intimacy and Privacy Online
pp 123-141

8 - Identity and Information Technology
pp 142-160

9 - Trust, Reliance, and the Internet
pp 161-174

10 - Esteem, Identifiability, and the Internet
pp 175-194

11 - Culture and Global Networks: Hope for a Global Ethics?
pp 195-225

12 - Collective Responsibility and Information and Communication Technology
pp 226-250

13 - Computers as Surrogate Agents
pp 251-269

14 - Moral Philosophy, Information Technology, and Copyright: The Grokster Case
pp 270-300

15 - Information Technology, Privacy, and the Protection of Personal Data
pp 301-321

16 - Embodying Values in Technology: Theory and Practice
pp 322-353

17 - Information Technology Research Ethics
pp 354-375

18 - Distributive Justice and the Value of Information: A (Broadly) Rawlsian Approach
pp 376-396

Select Bibliography
pp 397-400

Index
pp 401-415

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