Description
Book SynopsisRapid changes in technology and the growing use of electronic media signal a need for understanding both clear and subtle ethical and social implications of the digital, and of specific digital technologies. Understanding Digital Ethics: Cases and Contexts is the first book to offer a philosophically grounded examination of digital ethics and its moral implications. Divided into three clear parts, the authors discuss and explain the following key topics:
Becoming literate in digital ethics
Moral viewpoints in digital contexts
Motivating action in digital ethics
Speed and scope of digital information
Moral algorithms and ethical machines
The digital and the human
Digital relations and empathy machines
Agents, autonomy, and action
Digital and ethical activism.
The book includes cases and examples that explore the ethical implications of digital hardware and software including videogames, social m
Table of Contents
Introduction Part 1: Ethical and Digital Literacy 1. Becoming Literate in Digital Ethics 2. Moral Viewpoints in Digital Contexts 3. Motivating Action in Digital Ethics Part 2: The Nature of Digital Ethics 4. Speed and Scope of Digital Information (Distributedness) 5. Moral Algorithms and Ethical Machines (Programmability and Procedurality) 6. The Digital and the Human (Embeddedness) Part 3: Implications of Digital Ethics 7. Digital Relations and Empathy Machines 8. Agents, Autonomy, and Action 9. Digital and Ethical Activism Conclusion: Literate Practice and Pedagogy. Appendix: Developing Cases in Digital Ethics Index
