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
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Physical Description
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xvii, 245 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Contents
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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
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Computers -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Information technology -- Social aspects.
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