The Ethics of Cyberspace

by Cees J. Hamelink

Book Overview

In this book, Cees J Hamelink proposes an answer to - how should democratic societies organize cyberspace? - that puts human-rights, rather than profit, at the top of the agenda. He argues that conventional ethical approaches are all seriously flawed. There is a growing volume of moral rules, netiquettes and codes of conduct, but they are of little help in solving the moral dilemmas raised by the new technologies. In this book the author analyzes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761966692
• ISBN13: 9780761966692
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.5"