商品簡介
Does the development of virtual environments, in association with the growth of Web 2.0, lead to more or less interpersonal trust? This was the central topic of a 2009 workshop, which became the basis of this book. The volume includes contributions by academic philosophers and is edited by Ess (information and media studies, Aarhus U.) and Thorseth (philosophy, Norwegian U. of Science and Technology). Although largely theoretical in focus, the last two chapters address specific concerns--virtual child pornography and the question of whether online virtuality leads to better informed citizens. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Charles Ess is Professor MSO in the Department of Information and Media Studies at Aarhus University (2009-2012). Recent publications include Digital Media Ethics (2009) and, with Mia Consalvo as co-editor, The Blackwell Handbook of Internet Studies (2010). With Fay Sudweeks, he co-founded and co-chairs the biennial conference series Cultural Attitudes towards Technology and Communication (CATaC).
May Thorseth is Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, Norway, director of the Programme for Applied Ethics, and also part of the management group of NTNU’s Globalisation Programme. Most of her recent work has focused on deliberative democracy, in particular related to online communication and virtual environments, and also on democracy and fundamentalism in view of global communication ethics.
