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Internet In Public Life
Gehring, Verna V.. Ed(S): Gehring, Verna V.
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Description for Internet In Public Life
Hardback. The spread of new information and communications technologies during the past two decades has helped reshape associations, political communities, and global relations. The speed of technology-driven change has outpaced our understanding of its social and ethical effects. Editor(s): Gehring, Verna V. Series: Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy Studies. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: UBJ; UDB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 331.
The spread of new information and communications technologies during the past two decades has helped reshape civic associations, political communities, and global relations. In the midst of the information revolution, we find that the speed of this technology-driven change has outpaced our understanding of its social and ethical effects. The moral dimensions of this new technology and its effects on social bonds need to be questioned and scrutinized: Should the Internet be understood as a new form of public space and a source of public good? What are we to make of hackers? Does the Internet strengthen or weaken community? ... Read more
The spread of new information and communications technologies during the past two decades has helped reshape civic associations, political communities, and global relations. In the midst of the information revolution, we find that the speed of this technology-driven change has outpaced our understanding of its social and ethical effects. The moral dimensions of this new technology and its effects on social bonds need to be questioned and scrutinized: Should the Internet be understood as a new form of public space and a source of public good? What are we to make of hackers? Does the Internet strengthen or weaken community? ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Series
Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy Studies
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742542334
SKU
V9780742542334
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About Gehring, Verna V.. Ed(S): Gehring, Verna V.
Verna V. Gehring is editor at the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy at the School of Public Affairs, University of Maryland, and editor of Philosophy & Public Policy Quarterly.
Reviews for Internet In Public Life
We have all been holding our breath to see what effect the explosive developments in information technology would have on society and culture. This helpful and compact book gives us a standpoint and a bearing on what has happened. The authors have carefully looked at what’s out there. They have also had the courage to consider what is most important—our ... Read more