Computing and Technology Ethics: Engaging Through Science Fiction

A new approach to teaching computing and technology ethics using science fiction stories.

Should autonomous weapons be legal? Will we be cared for by robots in our old age? Does the efficiency of online banking outweigh the risk of theft? From communication to travel to medical care, computing technologies have transformed our daily lives, for better and for worse. But how do we know when a new development comes at too high a cost? Using science fiction stories as case studies of ethical ambiguity, this engaging textbook offers a comprehensive introduction to ethical theory and its application to contemporary developments in technology and computer science.

Computing and Technology Ethics: Engaging through Science Fiction first introduces the major ethical frameworks: deontology, utilitarianism, virtue ethics, communitarianism, and the modern responses of responsibility ethics, feminist ethics, and capability ethics. It then applies these frameworks to many of the modern issues arising in technology ethics including privacy, computing, and artificial intelligence. A corresponding anthology of science fiction brings these quandaries to life and challenges students to ask ethical questions of themselves and their work.
 

• Uses science fiction case studies to make ethics education engaging and fun
• Trains students to recognize, evaluate, and respond to ethical problems as they arise
• Features anthology of short stories from internationally acclaimed writers including Ken Liu, Elizabeth Bear, Paolo Bacigalupi, and T. C. Boyle to animate ethical challenges in computing technology
• Written by interdisciplinary author team of computer scientists and ethical theorists
• Includes a robust suite of instructor resources, such as pedagogy guides, story frames, and reflection questions

一本以科幻故事為基礎的教授計算機和科技倫理的新方法。

自主武器是否應該合法？我們是否會在老年時由機器人照顧？網上銀行的效率是否超過了被盜的風險？從通訊到旅行再到醫療保健，計算機技術已經改變了我們的日常生活，無論是好還是壞。但是，我們如何知道一個新的發展是否代價過高？這本引人入勝的教科書使用科幻故事作為倫理模糊性的案例研究，全面介紹倫理理論及其在技術和計算機科學的當代發展中的應用。

《計算機和科技倫理：通過科幻故事引人入勝》首先介紹了主要的倫理框架：義務論、功利主義、德性倫理、社群主義，以及責任倫理、女性主義倫理和能力倫理的現代回應。然後，將這些框架應用於技術倫理中出現的許多現代問題，包括隱私、計算機和人工智能。相應的科幻故事選集將這些困境活靈活現地呈現出來，並挑戰學生對自己和他們的工作提出倫理問題。

特點包括：
- 使用科幻案例研究使倫理教育有趣且引人入勝
- 培養學生在倫理問題出現時識別、評估和回應的能力
- 包含來自國際知名作家（包括Ken Liu、Elizabeth Bear、Paolo Bacigalupi和T. C. Boyle）的短篇故事選集，以活躍計算機技術中的倫理挑戰
- 由計算機科學家和倫理學家的跨學科作者團隊撰寫
- 包含豐富的教師資源，如教學指南、故事框架和反思問題

Emanuelle Burton is a Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois Chicago, where she teaches courses in ethics. Judy Goldsmith is Professor of Computer Science at the University of Kentucky. Nicholas Mattei is Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Tulane University. Cory Siler is a Graduate Research Assistant in the Narrative Intelligence Lab at the University of Kentucky. Sara-Jo Swiatek earned her PhD in ethics from the University of Chicago.

Emanuelle Burton 是伊利諾伊大學芝加哥分校計算機科學系的講師，教授倫理學課程。Judy Goldsmith 是肯塔基大學計算機科學系的教授。Nicholas Mattei 是杜蘭大學計算機科學系的助理教授。Cory Siler 是肯塔基大學敘事智能實驗室的研究生研究助理。Sara-Jo Swiatek 在芝加哥大學獲得倫理學博士學位。