The uniqueness debate in computer ethics: What exactly is at issue, and why does it matter?

Ethics and Information Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 37-54

  Tavani, Herman T ^a  

^a RIVIER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

CEIU thesis; Cyberstalking; ICT ethics; Moral issues; Moral principles; Objects of moral consideration; Uniqueness advocates; Uniqueness debate

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

CEIU THESIS; CYBERSTALKING; ICT ETHICS; MORAL ISSUES; MORAL PRINCIPLES; OBJECTS OF MORAL CONSIDERATION; UNIQUENESS ADVOCATES; UNIQUENESS DEBATE;

PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS;

EID: 67349224467     PISSN: 13881957     EISSN: 15728439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015283808882     Document Type: Article

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