Synopses & Reviews
"This book summarizes the main theories of globalized ethics and show their inadequacies in dealing with IT-enabled global ethical problem"--Provided by publisher.
Synopsis
As technologies advance and become social norms worldwide, certain ethical considerations must be examined and reflected upon due to their various cultural implications.
Synopsis
As technologies advance and become social norms worldwide, certain ethical considerations must be examined and reflected upon due to their various cultural implications. Information Technology and the Ethics of Globalization: Transnational Issues and Implications discusses the widespread influence of technologies across the globe with particular attention placed on moral consideration. A unique compilation of examinations on issues in IT, this innovative publication provides researchers, academicians, and practitioners with a comprehensive survey of theories and insight into human considerations of this vast globalization.
Synopsis
Information Technology and the Ethics of Globalization: Transnational Issues and Implications discusses the widespread influence of technologies across the globe with particular attention placed on moral consideration.
Table of Contents
Section I. IT-enabled globalized ethical problems : IT-enabled global ethical problems -- Current ethically globalized institutions -- IT's contribution to globalization -- Section II. Theories of globalized ethics : The basis of ethical principles -- Domestic theories of justice -- Political realism and the society of societies -- Cosmopolitanism -- The ethical status of globalized institutions -- IT and globalized ethics -- Section III. A social contract for globalized institutions -- Globalized ethics and current institutions -- New global institutions -- Ethical implications for IT -- Section IV. Ultimate questions : IT-enabled globalization and the environment -- The value of IT-enabled globalization -- Conclusion.