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Philosophy, activism, and computer and information specialists revisited

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A number of themes have been on my mind in recent months, and I have made them centerpieces of a number of things I have written lately. In a Ubiquity essay Durbin (ACM Ubiquity 8(45):26, 2007a), I said that I am happy that there are computer professionals who are activists, joining with others to solve the technosocial problems that vex our society, including problems of the computer and information professions. I here moved beyond that to make a new claim about needed changes.

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    Paul T. Durbin

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Durbin, P.T. Philosophy, activism, and computer and information specialists revisited. AI & Soc 25, 119–122 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-009-0237-y

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