Reason, Relativity, and Responsibility in Computer Ethics James H. Moor Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA James.Moor@Dartmouth.edu This paper was original&presented as a keynote address at Ethicorap96 in Madrid, Spain. Searching for Ethics in the Global Village As computing becomes more prevalent, computer ethics becomes more difficult and more important. As Terry Bynum and Simon Rogerson put it, We are enteringa generationmarked by globalizationand ubiquitous computing. The second generation of computer ethics, therefore, must be an era of 'global information ethics'. The stakes are much higher, and consequently considerations and applicationsof Information Ethics must be broader, more profound and aboveall effectivein helping to realizea democratic and empoweringtechnologyrather than an enslavingor debilitating one. [1996, p. 135] I heartily concur with the concern that Bynum and Rogerson express about the global impact of computing. The number and kinds of applications of computing increase dramatically each year and the impact of computing is felt around the planet. The ubiquitous use of electronic mail, electronic funds transfer, reservation systems, the world wide web, etc. places millions of the inhabitants of the planet in a global electronic village. Communication and actions at distance have never been easier. We are definitely in a computer revolution.
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Reason, relativity, and responsibility in computer ethics
Moor, James H.
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