Information and Computer Ethics

256 Pages·2019·4.57 MB·English

by  Jocelyn O. Padallan

INFORMATION AND
COMPUTER ETHICS

INFORMATION AND
COMPUTER ETHICS
Jocelyn O. Padallan
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Jocelyn O. Padallan
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jocelyn O. Padallan is currently pursuing her Master of Science in
Information Technology from Laguna State Polytechnic University,
Philippines and has Master of Arts in Educational Management from the
same University. She has passion for teaching and has been an Instructor at
Laguna State Polytechnic, Los Banos Campus, Philippines.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
List of Figures ........................................................................................................xi
List of Tables .......................................................................................................xiii
List of Abbreviations ............................................................................................xv
Preface........................................................................ ......................................xvii
Chapter 1 Introduction to Information Ethics ............................................................1
1.1. Introduction ........................................................................................2
1.2. Information as a Resource Ethic ..........................................................4
1.3. Relationship Between Ethics and Information Ethics ...........................7
1.4. Norbert Wiener’s Foundation of Information Ethics .............................8
1.5. Development of Computer Ethics .....................................................13
1.6. Professional and Computer Ethics .....................................................15
1.7. Factors Influencing Information Ethics ...............................................19
1.8. The Exponential Growth of Information And Computer Ethics ...........21
1.9. Conclusion .......................................................................................24
References ...............................................................................................26
Chapter 2 Information Technology and Moral Methodology ...................................27
2.1. Introduction ......................................................................................28
2.2. The Moral Challenges of Information Technology ..............................30
2.3. The Moral Paradox of Information Technologies ................................36
2.4. Specific Moral Challenges at the Cultural Level ................................37
2.5. Malware, Spyware, and Informational Warfare .................................42
2.6. Future Concerns ...............................................................................45
2.7. Information Technologies of Morality ................................................49
2.8. Informational Organisms as Moral Agents .........................................52
References ...............................................................................................54
Chapter 3 Normative Theories and Computer Ethics ...............................................57
3.1. Introduction ......................................................................................58
3.2. Ethics Branches .................................................................................61
3.3. Normative Ethical Theories ...............................................................65
3.4. Professional Ethics ............................................................................68
3.5. Normative Relativism Theory ............................................................70
3.6. Value Pluralism .................................................................................72
3.7. Moral Theory ....................................................................................74
3.8. The Impact of Globalization and The Internet on
Computer Ethics .............................................................................76
3.9. Future Projections .............................................................................77
References ...............................................................................................84
Chapter 4 Ethical Issues in the Information and Computer Sector ...........................87
4.1. Introduction ......................................................................................88
4.2. Foundational Issues in Information Ethics..........................................90
4.3. Computer Ethics as a Sub-Area In Applied Ethics ..............................93
4.4. General Theories of Information Ethics ..............................................94
4.5. The Moral Value of Information .........................................................96
4.6. Key Technology Trends That Raise Ethical Issues ..............................100
4.7. Common Ethical Issues ...................................................................102
4.8. Plagiarism .......................................................................................102
4.9. Hacking ..........................................................................................104
4.10. Computer Crime ...........................................................................105
4.11. Four Main Ethical Issues That Exist In The Modern World ..............106
References .............................................................................................113
Chapter 5 International Development and Computer Ethics .................................115
5.1. Introduction ....................................................................................116
5.2. Defining The Framework of Information Ethics ................................119
5.3. Theoretical Approaches of Information Ethics ..................................121
5.4. Ethical Approaches to System Design ..............................................126
5.5. Computer Ethics as a Reference Discourse of Information Systems .129
5.6. Taxonomy of Information Ethics ......................................................130
5.7. Globalization and Computer Ethics ................................................132
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