Full Description
A compilation of cutting-edge, comprehensive insights into digital ethics from leading scholars
As digital technologies shape every aspect of today's society, ethical considerations have never been more pressing. In A Companion to Digital Ethics, editors Luciano Floridi and Mariarosaria Taddeo bring together leading experts to analyse key ethical challenges posed by artificial intelligence, privacy, cybersecurity, cyberwarfare, sustainability, digital consent, and many other topics. With a multidisciplinary approach, this authoritative volume introduces all the relevant topics in digital ethics clearly and accessibly, integrating insights from philosophy, law, computer science, and the social sciences.
Unlike other collections that focus on specialised research or introductory overviews, this Companion strikes a critical balance—offering a systematic, comprehensive, simple yet rigorous examination of digital ethics that is both conceptually rich and practically relevant. Each chapter can be read as part of the whole or independently. Throughout the book, the contributing authors equip the reader with diverse perspectives for navigating ethical dilemmas in the evolving digital landscape, with an essential list of references and further readings.
Integrating real-world examples and case studies throughout, A Companion to Digital Ethics:
Explores the ethical value and implications of digital technologies and their applications
Offers clear and precise analysis of both current and potential ethical challenges
Includes discussions of ethical issues in contexts of technology governance and digital law
Helps professionals and policymakers implement ethical principles in AI and digital technologies
Contains authoritative and cutting-edge chapters, edited by two leading experts in digital ethics
Whether used in academic courses or professional discussions on responsible digital innovation, A Companion to Digital Ethics is an essential guide to understanding and addressing the ethical questions of the digital age. It is a must-have resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students in any academic discipline, as well as policymakers and practitioners seeking to implement ethical frameworks for emerging technologies.
Contents
Editors' Biographies vii
Notes on Contributors ix
1 Digital Ethics 1
Mariarosaria Taddeo and Luciano Floridi
2 Moral vs Legal Norms: Soft and Hard Ethics 11
Luciano Floridi and Mariarosaria Taddeo
3 Understanding the Debates: Levels of Abstraction 25
Luciano Floridi and Mariarosaria Taddeo
4 Personal Identity 35
Ana Beduschi
5 Privacy 47
Marcel Becker
6 Consent 59
Elizabeth Edenberg
7 Property 71
Carlotta Buttaboni
8 Data for Good 87
Riccardo Nanni, Massimiliano Luca, Simone Centellegher, Maurizio Napolitano, and Bruno Lepri
9 AI Ethical Principles: The Debate 101
Marcello Ienca, Oliver Buchholz, and Effy Vayena
10 Fairness, Accountability and Transparency 113
Linnet Taylor and Julia Mackenzie
11 Explainability of Algorithms 127
Andrés Páez
12 AI auditing 137
Jakob Mökander
13 Healthcare and Well-being 153
Jessica Morley
14 Online Harms 165
Eveline Gutzwiller-Helfenfinger
15 The Right to Be Forgotten 179
Vilte ̇K. Dessers and Peggy Valcke
16 Platform Governance 193
Josh Cowls
17 Online Content Moderation 205
Elizabeth Stewart
18 Digital Divide 217
Massimo Ragnedda and Maria L. Ruiu
19 Digital Citizenship 227
Patricia Mindus
20 Digital Democracy 241
Claudio Novelli and Giulia Sandri
21 Digital Sovereignty 257
Huw Roberts
22 Surveillance 267
Kevin Macnish
23 Cybersecurity 281
Mary B. Manjikian
24 Cyberwarfare 289
Mariarosaria Taddeo and Luciano Floridi
25 Digital Sustainability 301
Gabrielle Samuel and Federica Lucivero
26 Digital Constitutionalism 313
Oreste Pollicino and Federica Paolucci
Index 325
