Computer ethics : a case-based approach / Robert N. Barger.
Barger, Robert N., 1938-| Call Number | 303.48/33 |
| Author | Barger, Robert N., 1938- author. |
| Title | Computer ethics : a case-based approach / Robert N. Barger. |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (xvii, 245 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
| Contents | Introduction -- The computer as a humanizing agent -- Philosophic belief systems -- A philosophic inventory -- The possibility of a unifying ethical theory -- The ethical decision-making process -- Psychology and computer ethics -- The computing field as a profession -- Computer-related codes of ethics -- Computer ethics and international development -- Robotics and ethics -- Theft and piracy concerns -- Cases concerning theft and piracy -- Privacy concerns -- Cases concerning privacy -- Power concerns -- Cases concerning power -- A miscellaneous collection of cases -- Parasitic computing case. |
| Summary | 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. |
| Subject | Computers Moral and ethical aspects. Information technology Social aspects. |
| Multimedia |
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| Summary | 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. |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
| Contents | Introduction -- The computer as a humanizing agent -- Philosophic belief systems -- A philosophic inventory -- The possibility of a unifying ethical theory -- The ethical decision-making process -- Psychology and computer ethics -- The computing field as a profession -- Computer-related codes of ethics -- Computer ethics and international development -- Robotics and ethics -- Theft and piracy concerns -- Cases concerning theft and piracy -- Privacy concerns -- Cases concerning privacy -- Power concerns -- Cases concerning power -- A miscellaneous collection of cases -- Parasitic computing case. |
| Subject | Computers Moral and ethical aspects. Information technology Social aspects. |
| Multimedia |