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This book investigates the emerging phenomenon of the self as it exists in the online world. It argues for an externalist conception of self and identity, one that does not depend on the continuity of consciousness of the subject. It also offers an analysis of related phenomenon such as online friendship and games based on this analysis. An outstanding feature of social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace is that it allows for the user to put forward their "selves" or their identity onto the Internet and use the online self as an anchor to connect with any number of "friends" each of whom also has their own online selves. A number of questions then arise which are deeply conceptual and philosophical in nature: What is the metaphysical nature of this emerging online self? Is it the same or fundamentally different from the "offline" self with which we are already familiar? Since increasing numbers of people are connected to the online world, this world itself seems to be taking on a reality of its own. This much has been appreciated by a number of scholars in the field. However, there seems to be lacking a systematic study of the philosophical and metaphysical nature of the self that has become a key element in cyberspace, a key topic which this volume addresses. Apart from the problem of constitution of the online self, this volume addresses related questions concerning personal identity in the online world and scrutinizes computer games and the characteristics that they share with social networking sites. Unlike the majority of the existing literature, which discusses the topic from a more social scientific perspective, this volume fills the lacuna of a philosophical and theoretical study of the online world.​ -- Provided by publisher.

The emergence of what is commonly known as "ambient intelligence" or "ubiquitous computing" means that our conception of privacy and trust needs to be reconsidered. Many have voiced their concerns about the threat to privacy and the more prominent role of trust that have been brought about by emerging technologies. In this paper, I will present an investigation of what this means for the self and identity in our ambient intelligence environment. Since information about oneself can be actively distributed and processed, it is proposed that in a significant sense it is the self itself that is distributed throughout a pervasive or ubiquitous computing network when information pertaining to the self of the individual travels through the network. Hence privacy protection needs to be extended to all types of information distributed. It is also recommended that appropriately strong legislation on privacy and data protection regarding this pervasive network is necessary, but at present not sufficient, to ensure public trust. What is needed is a campaign on public awareness and positive perception of the technology.

This e-book deals with a number of issues, empirical and theoretical, in intercultural information ethics. The first paper, by Ken Himma, attempts to identify two different intercultural information ethics projects, one normative and one descriptive, and attempts to determine whether an objectivist or intersubjectivist (or relativist) approach to truth is superior in achieving these projects. The normative project involves soliciting agreement among different cultures on principles of information ethics. The descriptive project involves identifying the principles that are actually applied i

"This book presents a Buddhism-inspired contribution to the ethics of AI and robotics, and the idea that a possible norm for technology must be guided by the standard of "machine enlightenment" informed by a combination of ethical and technical excellences"--

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Privacy in the World Today -- References -- 2 Philosophical Foundations of Privacy -- Introduction -- Definitions of Privacy -- Privacy and Autonomy -- Privacy and Contextual Integrity -- Privacy and Justice -- Privacy and the Individual: The Metaphysics of Privacy -- Privacy and Private Language -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 Cultural Attitudes Toward Privacy -- Introduction -- Privacy in Information Ethics: East and West -- Different Cultural Attitudes -- Thailand -- China -- Japan -- Africa: Privacy and Ubuntu -- References -- 4 A Buddhist Theory of Privacy -- Introduction -- Buddhist Theory of the Self (or the Non-self) -- Buddhism and the Pragmatic Conception -- Doctrine of Non-self and Privacy -- Group Privacy -- Privacy and Universal Value -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.

"This book is the first publication that takes a genuinely global approach to the diverse ethical issues evoked by Information and Communication Technologies and their possible resolutions. Readers will gain a greater appreciation for the problems and possibilities of genuinely global information ethics, which are urgently needed as information and communication technologies continue their exponential growth"--Provided by publisher

Compared with the other sections of Kant's Critique of Pure Reason, the Metaphysical Deduction is among the most obscure and it seems that the section has not received as much critical and interpretive attention as its cousin, the Transcendental Deduction. This is rather surprising because it is at the Metaphysical Deduction that Kant crucial in establishing his program of justifying empirical knowledge in the face of radical skepticism. It is argued in this paper that the connection between the two types of logic is as follows: the logical forms, which belong to formal logic, are the ratio cognoscendi of the Pure Concepts of Understanding, since they provide the key to knowing the latter. On the other hand, the categories are the ratio essendi of the Logical forms, for it is the former that are the condition of the possibility of the latter.