Contemporary Issues in Ethics and Information Technology

Robert A. Schultz159140780X, 9781591407805, 1591407796, 9781591407799, 9781591407812

Information technology has produced new ethical challenges and concerns in dealing with issues about privacy, security, piracy and professional ethics. Contemporary Issues in Ethics and Information Technology discusses these issues as well as other important ethical issues such as the outsourcing of high-level jobs and the value of IT itself. The main framework for ethical problems used in Contemporary Issues in Ethics and Information Technology is derived from the work of the late philosopher John Rawls. Rawls’ contribution to ethics was a theory of justice rooted in the social contract theory of the Declaration of Independence and the U. S. Constitution. The author’s discussion of the value of IT also builds on the views of the philosopher, Martin Heidegger, on modern technology as an independent force in human existence with its own point-of-view. This book provides guidance for IT professionals and users for practical ethical problems.

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Table of contents :
Cover……Page 1
Foreword……Page 7
Preface……Page 10
Acknowledgments……Page 16
Ethical Issues in InformationTechnology……Page 18
A Background in EthicalTheory……Page 29
The Context of IT Ethical Issues……Page 50
ProfessionalDuties……Page 61
Justice in a MarketEconomy……Page 77
Trust Issues in a MarketEconomy……Page 94
Offshoring as an Ethical Issue……Page 106
Privacy and Security……Page 124
Copyright and Piracy……Page 136
E-Problems……Page 150
ValuingInformation Technology……Page 161
The Ultimate Value of Technology……Page 175
The Ultimate Value of InformationTechnology……Page 197
Conclusion……Page 213
About the Author……Page 218
Index……Page 219