The Handbook of Information and Computer Ethics

Himma

ISBN 10: 0471799599 / ISBN 13: 9780471799597

Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2008

About this Item

Discover how developments in information technology are raising new ethical debates Information and computer ethics has emerged as an important area of philosophical and social theorizing, combining conceptual, meta-ethical, normative, and applied elements. Editor(s): Himma, Kenneth Einar; Tavani, Herman T. Num Pages: 704 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJG; UBJ; UBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 168 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1124. . 2008. 1st Edition. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Handbook of Information and Computer Ethics
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471799599
• ISBN 13: 9780471799597
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This handbook provides an accessible overview of the most important issues in information and computer ethics. It covers: foundational issues and methodological frameworks; theoretical issues affecting property, privacy, anonymity, and security; professional issues and the information-related professions; responsibility issues and risk assessment; regulatory issues and challenges; access and equity issues. Each chapter explains and evaluates the central positions and arguments on the respective issues, and ends with a bibliography that identifies the most important supplements available on the topic.

About the Author

Kenneth Einar HIMMA, PhD, JD, is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Seattle Pacific University. His research interests include legal philosophy, applied ethics, information ethics, and computer ethics. Dr. Himma has authored more than 100 scholarly articles, encyclopedia entries, book reviews, and op-ed newspaper pieces, as well as a book, Internet Security: Hacking, Counterhacking, and Society.

Herman T. Tavani, PhD, is Professor of Philosophy at Rivier College (New Hampshire) and President of the International Society for Ethics and Information Technology (INSEIT). He also holds appointments as a visiting lecturer at Boston College and as a visiting scholar at the Harvard School of Public Health. Professor Tavani is the author, editor, or coeditor of five books, including Ethics and Technology (Wiley), now in its second edition.