Book details of 'Ethics and Technology: Ethical Issues in an Age of Information and Communication Technology'

Title	Ethics and Technology: Ethical Issues in an Age of Information and Communication Technology
Author(s)	Herman T. Tavani, Herman Tavani
ISBN	0471249661
Language	English
Published	June 2003
Publisher	Wiley Text Books

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Reviewer Rob Slade wrote:
The preface states that this is a textbook on ethical issues in cyber (computer and possibly communications) technology for computer science, philosophy, sociology, and library science students. Chapter one is an introduction to cyberethics, providing the concepts, perspectives, and a methodological framework. There is more detailed examination of the structure of, and practical approach to, ethics than in any other computer ethics book I've reviewed. The questions at the end of the chapter are mostly simple, but some call for analysis and judgment. Establishing a moral system, in chapter two, contemplates using ethics to review consequences, dealing with duty-, contract-, and character-based theories. The material is detailed but, disappointingly after the good start in chapter one, breaks no new ground. Critical thinking, logical argument, and the problems with fallacious arguments are considered in chapter three. Professional ethics are in chapter four. Chapter five has a basic but fairly complete review of privacy, better than some books on the topic (although it does retail the data mining/diapers and beer myth). Chapter six is a general introduction to security, with almost no mention of ethics. Cybercrime, in chapter seven, buys into the myth of the "evil teenage genius," and, again, has almost no mention of ethics. Chapter eight's discussion of intellectual property deals with ethics of copyright and related concepts, but is not as rigorous as chapter one. Regulation of cyberspace, in chapter nine, is similar. There is fairly standard coverage of equity, access, and employment, in chapter ten, and community and identity, in eleven. One could have hoped for a book that delivered on the promise of chapter one, but, even without, this is a worthwhile addition to the computer ethics bookshelf. copyright Robert M. Slade, 2003
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Offers thought-provoking insights and up-to-date coverage of the rapidly expanding field of cyberethics Introduces readers to current issues in computer ethics The author, a respected authority on the subject, combines his years of experience in the field with balanced coverage of concepts and real-world case studies Contains real-world exercises, examples, and cases