Morality in a technological world : knowledge as duty
"The technological advances of contemporary society have outpaced our moral understanding of the problems that they create. How will we deal with profound ecological changes, human cloning, hybrid people, and eroding cyberprivacy, just to name a few issues? In this book, Lorenzo Magnani argues that existing moral constructs often cannot be applied to new technology. He proposes an entirely new ethical approach, one that blends epistemology with cognitive science. The resulting moral strategy promises new dignity for overlooked populations, both of today and of the future."--Jacket
xvi, 288 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780521877695, 9780511334368, 9780521121798, 0521877695, 0511334362, 0521121795
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Respecting people as things
Treating people as means
Hybrid people, hybrid selves
Knowledge as duty
Freedom and responsibility
Creating ethics
Inferring reasons