The Foundation of Computer Ethics* ~rrell Ward Bynum Research Center on Computing & Society Southern Connecticut State University bynum@scs~ctstateu.edu orbert Wiener's monumental computer ethics book The Human Use of Human Beings, first published in 1950, ~ makes important use of ideas that can be traced as far back into history as Aristotle. Combining Aristotelian ideas about animal physiology, behavior and the purpose of a human life with the new science of "cybernetics" (the science of "information feedback" which Wiener and others had recently created), Wiener laid down in 1950 a comprehensive foundation that remains today - - half a century later - - a powerful basis for practicing computer ethics. Wiener's ethical approach, however, is significantly different from Aristotle's, since he adopts as ethically central three "great principles of justice", rather than using virtues and vices like Aristotle. The present essay lays out the major components of Wiener's computer ethics foundation in order to initiate among philosophers a long-overdue discussion and examination of Wiener's computer ethics accomplishments. Presented here is an exegesis of Wiener's main ideas, rather than a philosophical defense or critique of them. Such a project would be a very ambitious undertaking that would require a
End of preview. The entire article is 8 pages. To view the full-text, please rent this article to continue.
/lp/association-for-computing-machinery/the-foundation-of-computer-ethics-z0R4vxVEQv
Welcome to DeepDyve! Rent Premier Research Articles and Save Up to 90%
The foundation of computer ethics
Bynum, Terrell Ward
Follow ACM SIGCAS Computers and Society
, Volume 30 (2)
Association for Computing Machinery – Jun 1, 2000
More Info
More Like This Article
View All dataSource[]=actageo&dataSource[]=aspet&dataSource[]=aaos&dataSource[]=aacc&dataSource[]=aacr&dataSource[]=aea&dataSource[]=aip&dataSource[]=ajnr&dataSource[]=ams&dataSource[]=aps_physical&dataSource[]=appi_book&dataSource[]=appi_journal&dataSource[]=apha&dataSource[]=asip&dataSource[]=asm&dataSource[]=asn&dataSource[]=aspb&dataSource[]=avs&dataSource[]=annual_reviews&dataSource[]=arxiv&dataSource[]=acm&dataSource[]=berghahn&dataSource[]=cabi&dataSource[]=clinical_trials&dataSource[]=dailymed&dataSource[]=degruyter&dataSource[]=du_press&dataSource[]=esa&dataSource[]=eu_press&dataSource[]=elsevier&dataSource[]=emerald&dataSource[]=ejtr&dataSource[]=emea&dataSource[]=epo&dataSource[]=faseb&dataSource[]=gsa&dataSource[]=health_affairs&dataSource[]=hindawi&dataSource[]=imanager&dataSource[]=imedpub&dataSource[]=informa_healthcare&dataSource[]=informs&dataSource[]=iop&dataSource[]=iucr&dataSource[]=iospress&dataSource[]=jbjs&dataSource[]=leftcoast&dataSource[]=lu_press&dataSource[]=mesharpe&dataSource[]=mary_ann_liebert&dataSource[]=medline&dataSource[]=mit_press&dataSource[]=nature&dataSource[]=oxford&dataSource[]=pier_professional&dataSource[]=pnas&dataSource[]=portlandpress&dataSource[]=psyc_articles&dataSource[]=psyc_books&dataSource[]=psyc_critiques&dataSource[]=plos_journal&dataSource[]=pubmed_central&dataSource[]=rsna&dataSource[]=rockefeller&dataSource[]=rcn&dataSource[]=ria&dataSource[]=rsc&dataSource[]=sage&dataSource[]=spie&dataSource[]=springer_journal&dataSource[]=springer&dataSource[]=taylor_francis&dataSource[]=aps&dataSource[]=the_scientist&dataSource[]=uc_press&dataSource[]=uspto_abstract&dataSource[]=wiley&dataSource[]=pct
© 2012 DeepDyve, Inc. All rights reserved.
Terms of Service | Privacy Policy
