<p>"It is timely and offers a unique and, at times, profound interpretation of Computer Mediated Communication. It is an important philosophical discussion of the 'Internet.'" — Robert Cavalier, Carnegie Mellon University</p><p>"The essays that make up this interesting book do a good job surveying some of the central philosophical, moral, and political issues involved in hypertext, networked communication, and other aspects of the new, and increasingly important, digital textuality." — George Landow, Brown University</p>

The rush to the Information Superhighway and the transition to an Information Age have enormous political, ethical, and religious consequences. The essays collected here develop both interdisciplinary and international perspectives on privacy, critical thinking and literacy, democratization, gender, religion, and the very nature of the revolution promised in cyberspace. These essays are essential reading for anyone who wants to better understand and reflect upon these events and issues.
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Acknowledgments Introduction: Thoughts along the I-Way: Philosophy and the Emergence of CMC Charles Ess I. Epistemology and Semiotics 1.  Discourse across Links David Kolb 2.  Mediated Phosphor Dots: Toward a Post-Cartesian Model of CMC via the Semiotic Superhighway Gary Shank and Donald Cunningham II. Ethics, Gender, and Politics 3.  Privacy, Respect for Persons, and Risk Dag Elgesem 4.  Pseudonyms, MailBots, and Virtual Letterheads: The Evolution of Computer-Mediated Ethics Peter Danielson 5.  Intellectual Property Futures: The Paper Club and the Digital Commons John Lawrence 6.  Posting in a Different Voice: Gender and Ethics in CMC Susan Herring 7.  "This Is Not Our Fathers' Pornography": Sex, Lies, and Computers Carol J. Adams 8.  Power Online: A Poststructuralist Perspective on CMC Sunh-Hee Yoon 9.  The Political Computer: Democracy, CMC, and Habermas Charles Ess III. Impacts and Implications for Religious Authority, Communities, and Beliefs 10. The Unknown God of the Internet: Religious Communication from the Ancient Agora to the Virtual Forum Stephen D. O'Leary and Brenda E. Brasher 11. Sacred Text in the Sea of Texts: The Bible in North American Electronic Culture Phil Mullins Contributors Index
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780791428726
Publisert
1996-02-01
Utgiver
Vendor
State University of New York Press
Vekt
454 gr
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
328

Redaktør
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Biographical note

Charles Ess is Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Drury College.