Computer ethics : a case-based approach
by
 
Barger, Robert N., 1938-

Title
Computer ethics : a case-based approach

Author
Barger, Robert N., 1938-

ISBN
9780521882514
 
9780521709149

Personal Author
Barger, Robert N., 1938-

Publication Information
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Physical Description
xvii, 245 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.

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 Term
Computers -- Moral and ethical aspects.
 
Information technology -- Social aspects.

Electronic Access
Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0810/2007049088-b.html
 
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0810/2007049088-d.html
 
Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0810/2007049088-t.html