PHI 4339 Information Ethics
The digital revolution is a further step in the exteriorization of human thought and memory: ideas and information are no longer shared simply in the medium of speech (as in oral cultures), in handwriting (as in literate cultures that employ scrolls or manuscripts), or in print (as in the world after Gutenberg), but rather through digital storage devices and screens. What are the effects of this transition for the human mind and for society? How does digitalization affect human activities and their evaluation, ranging from teaching and learning to war? Are we seeing the rise of a new subjectivity, one devoid—for example—of a private sphere and personal agency?
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