Evolving issues surrounding technoethics and society in the digital age / Rocci Luppicini, University of Ottawa, Canada, [editor].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Luppicini, Rocci.

Series:

Advances in human and social aspects of technology book series

Advances in human and social aspects of technology (AHSAT) book series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technology--Moral and ethical aspects.

Technology.

Technology--Social aspects.

Technology and civilization.

Physical Description:

xxii, 317 pages ; 29 cm.

Place of Publication:

Hershey, PA : Information Science Reference, an imprint of IGI Global, [2014]

Summary:

"This book serves as an interdisciplinary base of scholarly contributions on the subject of technoethics, a field that deals with current and future problems that arise at the intersection of science, technological innovation, and human life and society"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Redefining the boundaries of humanity and the human body : from Homo Sapiens to Homo Technicus / José M. Galván, Rocci Luppicini

The relevance of value theory for the ethical discussion of human enhancement / Tobias Hainz

Personal liability and human free will in the background of emerging neuroethical issues : some remarks arising from recent case law up to 2013 / Angela Di Carlo, Elettra Stradella

Artificial ethics : a common way for human and artificial moral agents and an emergent technoethical field / Laura Pană

Of robots and simulacra : the dark side of social robots / Pericle Salvini

Technoethics : nature and cases / Peter Heller

Sacrificing credibility for sleaze : mainstream media's use of tabloidization / Jenn Burleson Mackay, Erica Bailey

Internet companies and the great firewall of China : Google's choices / Richard A. Spinello

The legal challenges of the information revolution and the principle of "privacy by design" / Ugo Pagallo

Gambling with laws and ethics in cyberspace / Lee Gillam, Anna Vartapetiance

A study of cyber crime and perpetration of cyber crime in India / Saurabh Mittal, Ashu Singh

Ethics, media, and reasoning : systems and applications / Mahmoud Eid

Antinomies of values under conditions of information age / Liudmila V. Baeva

Shaping digital democracy in the United States : my.barackobama.com and participatory democracy / Rachel Baarda, Rocci Luppicini

Ethics of eLearning : two sides of the ethical coin / Deb Gearhart

Privacy vs. security : smart dust and human extinction / Mark Walker.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-308) and index.

ISBN:

9781466661226

1466661224

OCLC:

881387353