The Ethics of Technology: A Geometric Analysis of Five Moral Principles

by Martin Peterson

Autonomous cars, drones, and electronic surveillance systems are examples of technologies that raise serious ethical issues. In this analytic investigation, Martin Peterson articulates and defends five moral principles for addressing ethical issues related to new and existing technologies: the cost-benefit principle, the precautionary principle, the sustainability principle, the autonomy principle, and the fairness principle. It is primarily the method...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190652268
• ISBN13: 9780190652265
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"