Events

The Seventh Annual CEPE conference , CEPE2007: Computer Ethics, Philosophical Ethics will be held July 12-14 2007 at the University of San Diego, USA. This is one of the premier events in computer ethics. Visit the CEPE2007 website for further information. For further clarification, please contact Larry Hinman at CEPE2007@sandiego.edu

• Call for Papers --CEPE2007: Computer Ethics, Philosophical Ethics. CEPE welcomes the submission of paper and panel proposals in all areas of computer ethics; initial proposals are due December 11, 2007. Proposals are encouraged both from academics and from those working in the field.
  Check the CEPE2007 "Call for Papers" page for complete information.

Selected Resources on Computing and Ethics

Lawrence M. Hinman

• Articles
  
  
  • "Teaching with a Screen," The Socratic Tradition: Essays on Teaching Philosophy, edited by Tziporah Kasachkoff, 2nd ed. (Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, forthcoming.  Also in APA Newletters, Vol. 02, No. 2 (Spring 2003), pp. 225-229.
  • "Virtual Virtues," The Impact of the Internet on Our Moral Lives, edited by Robert Cavalier (Albany: SUNY Press, forthcoming).
    • To be reprinted in Chris Anderson and Lex Runciman, OPEN QUESTIONS: Readings for Critical Thinking and Writing (Bedford/St. Martin's, 2005)
  • Academic Integrity and the World Wide Web, Computers and Society, Vol. 31, No. 1 (March 2002), pp. 33-42.
  • "The Impact of the Internet on Our Moral Lives in Academia," Ethics and Information Technology, Volume 4 no. 1 (February 2002), pp. 31-35.
  • "Streaming Video: Adding Real Multimedia to the Web," Syllabus Magazine, Volume 12, No. 5 (January, 1999).
  • "Escaping from Flatland: From Paper to Multimedia Authoring."  Syllabus Magazine Vol. 13, No. 3 (October, 1999).
  • "Using Computing Technology for Professional Cooperation: An APA Report," The Digital Phoenix, edited by Terrell Ward Bynum and James H. Moor (Blackwell, 1998), pp. 397-405. Italian translation: La Fenice digitale, edited by Terrell Bynum and James H. Moor.
  • "Ethics Resources on the World Wide Web," The Digital Phoenix, edited by Terrell Ward Bynum and James H. Moor (Blackwell, 1998), pp. 359-78. Italian translation: La Fenice digitale, edited by Terrell Bynum and James H. Moor.
  • "Using Computers in the Classroom," USD Access, Spring, 1998.
  • "The Virtual Seminar Room: Using the World Wide Web to Teach Ethics." Teaching Philosophy, Vol. 19, #4 (December, 1996), pp. 319-329.

• Reviews
  
  
  • Review of Distributive Justice website, Teaching Philosophy, Vol. 27: 3 (September 2004), pp. 269-72.
  • "From the Blackboard to the Screen: Reflections on Using a Computer in the Classroom." APA Newsletter on Philosophy and Computing, Volume 98, Number 1 (Fall, 1998)
  • "Using Audio and Video in World Wide Web Ethics Conferences and Lectures" APA Newsletter on Philosophy and Computing, Volume 98, Number 1 (Fall, 1998)

• Presentations
  
  
  • "Kantian Robotics :Building a Robot to Understand Kant's Transcendental Turn," The Second Asia-Pacific Computing and Philosophy Conference, AP- CAP 2005 January 7 - 9, 2005, Novotel Hotel, Siam Square, Bangkok, Thailand.
  • "The Development of Ethics Software." Douglas Englebart Keynote Address. Computing and Philosophy Conference (CAP@CMU), Carnegie-Mellon University. August 5. 2004.

• Panels
  
  
  • Who's monitoring your online searches and why? - These Days | KPBS San Diego (3/22/2006)

• Take our survey on Cyber-Ethics.
• See the results of our survey on Cyber-Ethics.

Video Resources on Computing and Ethics

Web Resources

• Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University
• EthicsWeb.ca Resources on Computer Ethics
• Computer Etihics
• Ethics in Computing. North Carolina State University
• Cyberethics. Edited by David Vance at Mississippi State University.
• Research Center on Computing and Society. Directed by Terry Bynum, Southern Connecticut State College.
• Computer Ethics Institute, The Brookings Institute
• Computer Ethics: Basic Concepts and Historical Overview, by Terrell Bynum. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Biliographical essays are drawn from Lawrence M. Hinman, Contemporary Moral Issues

Much of the most important work in computer ethics has been done in the form of articles rather than books, and several journals have been particularly good resources in this area. These include: Computers and Society ; Ethics and Information Technology ; and Communication and Ethics in Society . In addition, the American Philosophical Association publishes a Newsletter on Philosophy and Computing, which often contains helpful articles in the area of computer ethics.

For an excellent overview, see Deborah G. Johnson, "Computer Ethics," A Companion to Applied Ethics: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy , edited by R. G. Frey ( Malden MA : Blackwell Publishing, 2003), pp. 608-619. Also see Johnson's Computer Ethics , Third Edition ( Upper Saddle River , NJ : Prentice-Hall, 2000).

Once of the classics in this field is Norbert Wiener, The Human Use of Human Beings: Cybernetics and Society (DaCapo Press, 1998). Much more recently, see Lawrence Lessig, The Future of Ideas: The Fate of the Commons in a Connected World (Vintage, 2002) as well as his Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace (Basic Books, 2000). For a brief history, see Terrell Ward Bynum,

Computer Ethics: Its Birth and Its Future,Ethics and Information Technology 3(2) (2001), pp. 109-112.

There are a number of valuable anthologies that reprint key articles on many of the topics contained in this chapter. Among the most helpful are

James H. Moor and Terrell Ward Bynum, Cyberphilosophy: The Intersection of Philosophy and Computing (Blackwell, 2003); Terrell Ward Bynum and Simon Rogerson, Computer Ethics and Professional Responsibility: Introductory Text and Readings (Blackwell, 2003); M. David Ermann and Michele S. Shauf, eds., Computers, Ethics, and Society (New York: Oxford University Press, 2002); Richard A. Spinello, Case Studies in Information Technology Ethics (2nd Edition) (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 2002); Richard Spinello and Herman T. Tavani, Readings in CyberEthics (Jones & Bartlett, 2001); Robert M. Baird, Reagan Mays Ramsower, and Stuart E. Rosenbaum, Cyberethics: Social & Moral Issues in the Computer Age (Prometheus Books, 2000); D. Micah Hester and Paul J. Ford, Computers and Ethics in the Cyberage (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 2000); Stacey L. Edgar and Genesco Suny Morality and Machines: Perspectives on Computer Ethics ( Jones and Bartlett, 1997); Deborah G. Johnson and Helen Nissenbaum, eds., Computers, Ethics and Social Values (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1995).

Among the textbooks in this area, see especially the Johnson text mentioned above; Herman T. Tavani, Ethics and Technology: Ethical Issues in an Age of Information and Communication Technology ( New York : Wiley Text Books, 2001); and Sara Baase, A Gift of Fire ( Upper Saddle River , NJ : Prentice-Hall, 2002).

On the question of whether computer ethics is a unique field or, at least eventually, just a part of other branches of ethics (engineering ethics, business ethics, etc.), see James H. Moor, “What is computer ethics?”, Metaphilosophy , Vol. 16 (October, 1985), pp; 266-75; Herman Tavani, “The Uniqueness Debate in Computer Ethics: What Exactly Is at Issue, and why Does It Matter?” Ethics and Information Technology . 4(1): (2002), pp. 37-54; Luciano Floridi and J. W. Sanders, “Mapping the Foundationalist Debate in Computer Ethics,” Ethics and Information Technology , Vol. 4(1) (2002), pp. 1-9; James H, Moor, “The Future of Computer Ethics: You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet!” Ethics and Information Technology , Vol. 3, No. 2 (2001), pp. 89-91.