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CS 3043 Social Implications Of Computing
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Class 3Ethics
Keith A. Pray
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Overview
1. Leftover Logistics
2. Ethics
3. Assignment
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Course Staff
Instructor Keith A. Pray
[email protected] FL 244 IM
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TA Shane Almeida
[email protected] 508-831-5006 FL 312 (AI Lab)
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Grading
Points Weight
Attendance 14 10%
Class Discussion 42 20%
Lead Discussions 21 10%
Question Sets 20 10%
Group Project 30 30%
Papers 36 20%
Extra Credit 10 ?
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Overview
1. Leftover Logistics
2. Ethics
3. Assignment
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Ethics
What is it? “Ethics is the study of what it means to ‘do the right thing.’ “
--Baase, p. 403
Based on belief that people: Are rational Make free choices
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Some Warnings
Be conscious of word choices. Beware of conflating.
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Why?
Why does society care about ethics? Why do individuals care about ethics? Is it just following your conscience? Is it just a matter of personal choice?
Conflicts in two directions.
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Ethical Views
Deontological Theories A.k.a. nonconsequentialist
Consequentialist Theories
Tell me what you learned from the reading. Does it differ from what Professor Ciaraldi
covered during the first class?
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Can Theories Go Too Far?
Hurting self or others. Trampling on rights.
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Rights
Where do they come from? What are they?
“Life, liberty, and property” – Locke. “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” – Jefferson.
Others?
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Rights
How does one acquire a specific right? E.g. ownership?
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Distinctions
Actions: Right, wrong, OK. Types of rights
Negative (liberties) Positive (claim-rights)
Harm vs. wrong “No harm, no foul”?
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Law and Ethics
Are laws based on ethics? Are all laws ethical?
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No Easy Answers
That’s for sure!
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Overview
1. Leftover Logistics
2. Ethics
3. Assignment
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Assignment
Crime Read Chapter 7.
Short paper on a technology introduced in the last 30 years that you believe has been used unethically.
Answer short individual questions assigned during class.
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Class 3 The End
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