Philosophical Perspectives on Computer-Mediated Communication

by Charles Ess

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.

328 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1996

Reviews

[Foxtrot · Rating 3 out of 5]

Technology moves fast and the examples used to illustrate the points of the authors may be unknown to a reader born after 1995. Parallels can be drawn with nowadays communication platform (like Twitter) but I felt like missing some elements of context when going over their detailed use cases.