A Philosopher Looks at Digital Communication
Published on 2. February 2022
158 pages
978-1-108-99139-1 (ISBN)
Description
Communication is complicated, and so is the ethics of communication. We communicate about innumerable topics, to varied audiences, using a gamut of technologies. The ethics of communication, therefore, has to address a wide range of technical, ethical and epistemic requirements. In this book, Onora O'Neill shows how digital technologies have made communication more demanding: they can support communication with huge numbers of distant and dispersed recipients; they can amplify or suppress selected content; and they can target or ignore selected audiences. Often this is done anonymously, making it harder for readers and listeners, viewers and browsers, to assess which claims are true or false, reliable or misleading, flaky or fake. So how can we empower users to assess and evaluate digital communication, so that they can tell which standards it meets and which it flouts? That is the challenge which this book explores.
Reviews / Votes
'This book tackles one of the most crucial ethical issues facing us in the age of online communication and digital information. It is clear, concise and yet deep and insightful.' Maria Baghramian, University College Dublin '... this book is an important and original contribution to the ethics of digital communication. It is definitely worth reading, especially for those working on the ethics of technology and the digital public sphere.' Ugur Aytac, MetascienceMore details
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
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File size
0,79 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-108-99139-1 (9781108991391)
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Onora O'Neill
A Philosopher Looks at Digital Communication
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02/2022
Cambridge University Press
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Content
Part I. Complex Communication: 1. Presuppositions of Communication; 2. Acts and Content, Norms and Harms; 3. Communication and New Technologies; 4. Digital Hopes; Part II. Norms and Standards in a Connected World: 5. Duties and Rights 1: Freedom of Expression; 6. Duties and Rights 2: Rights to Privacy; Part III. Politics and Connectivity: 7. Power and Anonymity.
