What should we think about the digital revolution in information technology? Can there be 'communities' in cyberspace? Should we control freedom of expression on the internet? The Internet: A Philosophical Inquiry offers the first concise, accessible and stimulating philosophical exploration of questions such as these and more. Developing many of themes presented in his highly successful radio series, The Silicon Society , Gordon Graham guides us carefully between the warnings of the neo-Luddites and the bright hopes of the technophiles. Bringing broad cultural concerns to bear on the internet, The Internet: A Philosophical Inquiry presents the reader with a highly accessible and informative discussion of the internet and democracy, scrutiny of the supposed advantages of email, and a fascinating discussion of what philosophy can tell us about virtual reality. Essential reading for anyone with an interest in the implications of new technology, Gordon Graham takes us to the heart of questions none of us can afford to ignore.
What should we think about the digital revolution in information technology? Can there be 'communities' in cyberspace? Should we control freedom of expression on the internet? The Internet: A Philosophical Inquiry offers the first concise, accessible and stimulating philosophical exploration of questions such as these and more. Developing many of themes presented in his highly successful radio series, The Silicon Society , Gordon Graham guides us carefully between the warnings of the neo-Luddites and the bright hopes of the technophiles. Bringing broad cultural concerns to bear on the internet, The Internet: A Philosophical Inquiry presents the reader with a highly accessible and informative discussion of the internet and democracy, scrutiny of the supposed advantages of email, and a fascinating discussion of what philosophy can tell us about virtual reality. Essential reading for anyone with an interest in the implications of new technology, Gordon Graham takes us to the heart of questions none of us can afford to ignore.
Introduction, Gordon Graham; Chapter 1 Neo-Luddites versus Technophiles, Gordon Graham; Chapter 2 The radically new and the merely novel, Gordon Graham; Chapter 3 The Faustian bargain, Gordon Graham; Chapter 4 The Internet as democracy, Gordon Graham; Chapter 5 The Internet as anarchy, Gordon Graham; Chapter 6 Policing the Internet, Gordon Graham; Chapter 7 New communities, Gordon Graham; Chapter 8 Virtual reality, Gordon Graham; conl Conclusion, Gordon Graham;
Gordon Graham is Regius Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Aberdeen and Director of the Aberdeen Centre for Philosophy, Technology and Society. He is also the author of Philosophy of the Arts (Routledge, 1997) and The Shape of the Past (Oxford University Press, 1997).
'a lucid and wide-ranging philosophical study' - Jonathan Ree, The
Independent on Sunday
'an accessible and thought provoking philosophical tract, one that
suggests new ways of looking at the internet.' - The Philosopher's
Magazine
'Graham's book is clear, non-technical and pithily argued...it is a
book well worth reading' - The Philosophical Quarterly
'The virtues of this book are many... Graham has surely succeeded
in making himself intelligible to the broader audience in this
wonderful book.' - Philosophical Books
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