The Impact of the Internet on Our Moral Lives by Robert J. Ca... - 9780791463468

State University of New York Press

The Impact of the Internet on Our Moral LivesAuthor(s): Robert J. Cavalier\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: State University of New York Press, United States\nImprint: State University of New York Press\nISBN-13: 9780791463468, 978-0791463468\nSynopsis\nLeading theorists explore how the Internet impacts privacy issues, sensitivity to wrongdoing, and cultural and personal identity.\n\nInvestigating the impact of the Internet from multiple philosophical perspectives, this book explores issues the Internet poses for our sense of privacy, sensitivity to wrongdoing, and our cultural and personal identity. The electronic culture that influences almost every aspect of our daily lives offers new ethical challenges and creates new areas for philosophical reflection on these challenges. Contributors explore topics such as copyright and intellectual property, trust, student cheating, pornography, human agency, and the positive and negative impact that the Internet has on our ability to flourish a.