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Book SynopsisThe spread of new information and communications technologies during the past two decades has helped reshape associations, political communities, and global relations. The speed of technology-driven change has outpaced our understanding of its social and ethical effects.
Trade ReviewWe have all been holding our breath to see what effect the explosive developments in information technology would have on society and culture. This helpful and compact book gives us a standpoint and a bearing on what has happened. The authors have carefully looked at what’s out there. They have also had the courage to consider what is most important—our moral condition and our sense of community. -- Albert Borgmann, The University of Montana; author of Real American Ethics; author of Holding on to Reality (1999)
Table of ContentsPart 1 I The Information Superhighway: Toward a Morality of Information? Chapter 2 Shaping the Web: Why the Politics of Search Engines Matter Chapter 3 Reliance and Reliability: The Problem of Information on the Internet Chapter 4 Do Hackers Provide a Public Service? Part 5 II Social Bonds: Stronger or Weaker? Chapter 6 The Impact of the Internet on Civic Life: An Early Assessment Chapter 7 The Internet and Civil Society Chapter 8 Social Capital and the Net Chapter 9 The Cosmopolitan Project: Does the Internet Have a Global Public Face?
