A Short Webliography on Computer Ethics for Philosophers

The web sites concerning computer ethics issues are innumerable. Here I am listing only some of the best resources that philosophers may find useful. If you have any suggestion, please send an email to Luciano.Floridi@philosophy.ox.ac.uk

Introduction to Ethics

• Ethics Updates, edited by Lawrence M. Hinman (the starting point for resources on moral philosophy on the Internet)

• Some Definitions of Key Ethics Concepts, by David B. Resnik (this is a useful computer-ethics oriented glossary)

Some Computer and Information Ethics Resources

• Association for Computing Machinery
  "ACM is the world's oldest and largest educational and scientific computing society. Since 1947 ACM has provided a vital forum for the exchange of information, ideas, and discoveries."
  See especially:
  Code of Ethics | Using the Code of Ethics | Draft Software Engineering | Code of Ethics | Committee on Computers and Public Policy | RISKS Forum | U.S. Public Policy | Committee on the Status of Women in Computing | Technical Standards Committee

• Computer & Information Ethics Resources on WWW
  this excellent page is maintained for the Centre for Applied Ethics, University of British Columbia, by Chris MacDonald

• Computer Ethics - Cyberethics, editors David Vance and ArunRai
  "The purposes of this page: to provide information on Information Systems Ethics (Cyberethics) Education including content, delivery, pedagogy, and administration; to provide links to on-line information resources and courses that may be of interest to instructors and students; to provide a forum for discussion and assistance on issues and topics of interest to IS Ethics (Cyberethics) instructors."

• Computer Ethics, North Carolina State University
  constructed by students for Dr. Gehringer. Philosophically interesting.

• Computer Ethics Institute
  "The Computer Ethics Institute is a research, education and policy study organization active at the interface of advances in information technologies, ethics and corporate and public policy."

• Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility, De Montfort University
  "The mission of the Centre is to undertake research and provide teaching, consultancy and advice to individuals, communities, organisations and governments at local, national and international levels on the actual and potential impacts of computing and related technologies on society and its citizens."

• Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
  "The CPSR is a public-interest alliance of computer professionals and others interested in the impact of technology upon society."

• Ethics Connnection
  Markkula Center for Applied Ethics.

• IEEE Ethics Committee Web Service, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
  "This IEEE Ethics WEB page was created as a service to the public, the engineering profession and to the individual engineers who face making ethical decisions in their practice every day. We owe it to support them when they are placed in employment ethical jeopardy for practicing ethically".
  See especially:
  IEEE Ethics Committee | IEEE Member Conduct Committee | IEEE Women in Engineering Page | IEEE Code of Ethics

• ImpactCS, George Washington University
  "The primary purpose of the ImpactCS Project is to define the core content and methodology for integrating social impact and ethics topics across the computer science curriculum. Over the course of three years it will address three major problems that hamper the implementation of across-the-board curricular change: the lack of a well specified definition of what the core content should include, the lack of materials to address the core that can be adapted or adopted into the existing CS curriculum, and the lack of awareness and expertise on the part of most CS faculty regarding the need and methodology for presenting such material in their courses."

• ICIE - International Center for Information Ethics
  Another site that provides a list of urls. It is also aimed at philosophers.

• Web Clearinghouse for Engineering and Computing Ethics

• The WWW Ethics Center for Engineering and Science
  "The mission of the Ethics Center is to provide engineers, scientists, science and engineering students with resources useful for understanding and addressing ethically significant problems that arise in their work life. The Center is also intended to serve teachers of engineering and science students who want to include discussion of ethical problems closely related to technical subject as a part of science and engineering courses, or in free-standing subjects in professional ethics or in research ethics for such students"