Allan Jones
ABSTRACT
We are all aware that advancements in new technologies are reshaping the world we live in. The rate at which science and technology are beginning to restructure our society is fast out pacing our ability to assess their impact on our culture, environment, and everyday lives. There are many different sides to the discussion on legal and moral (ethical) uses of computers. In some interpretations, the morality of a particular use of a computer is up to the individual to decide. Thus, absolute laws (legal) about ethical (moral) computer usage are almost, but not entirely, impossible to define. The central aim of computer ethics - and this paper - is to help formulate guidelines to direct individual and collective action in the development, management, and use of information technology. It is part of the task of computer ethics to define, develop, and modify existing moral theory when existing theory is insufficient or inadequate in light of new demands generated by new practices involving technology. What are we to do? Or is this whole concept just plain fattening? In this paper, find out what one Midwestern university's approach is to teaching this concept to technical support staff.
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Index Terms
- Technology: illegal, immoral, or fattening?
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