Ethics in Cyberspace
Thomas Ploug
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Description for Ethics in Cyberspace
Hardback. This volume examines how the conditions of certain kinds of interaction in cyberspace differ from the conditions of face-to-face interaction and how these differences may come to affect the behavior of interacting agents in terms of ethics. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; HPQ; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 534.
Over the last few decades information and communication technology has come to play an increasingly prominent role in our dealings with other people. Computers, in particular, have made available a host of new ways of interacting, which we have increasingly made use of. In the wake of this development a number of ethical questions have been raised and debated. Ethics in Cyberspace focuses on the consequences for ethical agency of mediating interaction by means of computers, seeking to clarify how the conditions of certain kinds of interaction in cyberspace (for example, in chat-rooms and virtual worlds) differ from the conditions ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
Number of Pages
223
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048123698
SKU
V9789048123698
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99-15
Reviews for Ethics in Cyberspace
From the reviews: "This book will interest students of modern ethics, psychology, and the human factors of cyberspace. … Ploug’s work is best suited for a graduate seminar. … if there is a need for face time in ethics and human interactions, this book is a valuable first step." (Brad Reid, ACM Computing Reviews, October, 2009) “A book ... Read more