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Why information ethics must begin with virtue ethics
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- Volkman, Richard (Author)
Title
Why information ethics must begin with virtue ethics
Abstract
The information ethics (IE) of Floridi and Sanders is evaluated here in the light of an alternative in virtue ethics that is antifoundationalist, particularist, and relativist in contrast to Floridi's foundationalist, impartialist, and universalist commitments. Drawing from disparate traditional sources like Aristotle, Nietzsche, and Emerson, as well as contemporary advocates of virtue ethics like Nussbaum, Foot, and Williams, the essay shows that the central contentions of IE, including especially the principle of ontological equality, must either express commitments grounded in the particular perspectives we already inhabit, or be without rational or ethical force for us. © 2010 Metaphilosophy LLC and Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Publication
Metaphilosophy
Date
2010
Volume
41
Issue
3
Pages
380-401
Citation Key
pop00286
ISSN
00261068 (ISSN)
Language
English
Extra
2 citations (Crossref) [2023-10-31]
Citation Key Alias: lens.org/020-075-571-379-037
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Citation
Volkman, R. (2010). Why information ethics must begin with virtue ethics. Metaphilosophy, 41(3), 380–401. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9973.2010.01638.x
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