Ethics and Religion in the Age of Social Media - 9781138335004

Taylor & Francis

Ethics and Religion in the Age of Social MediaDigital Proverbs for Responsible Citizens\nAuthor(s): Kevin Healey, Robert Woods Jr.\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138335004, 978-1138335004\nSynopsis\nArguing that popular digital platforms promote misguided assumptions about ethics and technology, this book lays out a new perspective on the relation between technological capacities and human virtue.\n\nThe authors criticize the digital catechism of technological idolatry arising from the insular, elite culture of Silicon Valley. In order to develop digital platforms that promote human freedom and socio-economic equality, they outline a set of five proverbs for living responsibly in the digital world: (1) information is not wisdom; (2) transparency is not authenticity; (3) convergence is not integrity; (4) processing is not judgment; and (5) storage is not memory. Each chapter ends with a simple exercise to help .