Robert N. Barger

Computer Ethics (eBook, PDF)

A Case-based Approach

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Teaches students how to solve ethical dilemmas in the field of computing, taking a philosophical, rather than a legal, approach to the topic. It first examines the principles of Idealism, Realism, Pragmatism, Existentialism, and Philosophical Analysis, explaining how each of them might be adopted as a basis for solving computing dilemmas. The book then presents a worksheet of key questions to be used in solving dilemmas. Twenty-nine cases, drawn from the real-life experiences of computer professionals, are included in the book as a means to let students experiment with solving ethical dilemmas and identify the philosophical underpinnings of the solutions.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Juni 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780511406416
• Artikelnr.: 38196713

Autorenporträt

Robert N. Barger is an Associate Professor in the Computer Applications Program at the University of Notre Dame and Professor Emeritus at Eastern Illinois University, where he received several awards for teaching excellence. He has spent the last thirty-six years teaching and writing on computer ethics and educational issues.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. The computer as a humanizing agent
3. Philosophic belief systems
4. A philosophic inventory
5. The possibility of a unified ethical theory
6. The ethical decision making process
7. Psychology and computer ethics
8. The computing field as a profession
9. Computer-related codes of ethics
10. Computer ethics and international development
11. Robotics and ethics
12. Theft and piracy concerns
13. Cases concerning theft and piracy
14. Privacy concerns
15. Cases concerning privacy
16. Power concerns
17. Cases concerning power
18. A miscellaneous collection of cases
19. Parasitic computing case
Appendix. Topics for presentations, discussions, and papers.