Ethics for the Information Age

Ethics for the Information Age

<P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B>The New Normal: Evaluating Social and Ethical Concerns in the Information Age</B> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">New technologies have brought us many benefits, but they have also raised many social and ethical concerns. The authors view in <B> <I>Ethics for the Information Age </I> </B>is that we ought to approach every new technology in a thoughtful manner, considering not just its short-term benefits, but also how its long-term use will affect our lives. A thoughtful response to information technology requires a basic understanding of its history, an awareness of current information-technology- related issues, and a familiarity with ethics.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">In the <B>Seventh Edition</B>, Quinn provides an impartial look at the problems technology both solves and creates. As in previous editions, he presents information in a manner that leads you to arrive at your own conclusions on crucial ethics questions. Weaving in a vital dose of IT history, the new topics keep the book relevant and can function as either a sole reference or a supplemental guide for computer ethics courses.</P>