Stoic Philosophy and the Control Problem of AI Technology - Caught in the Web

Spence develops and applies a normative model based on rationalist and virtue ethics as well as stoic philosophy to assess the impact of technology on wellbeing. Through developing this model, Spence offers a novel and important examination of the benefit of technology to our society as a whole.

List of contents

1. Introduction / 2. What is Technology Good For? / 3. Wisdom and Wellbeing: The Dual Obligation Information Theory (DOIT)-Wisdom Model / 4. Stoic Philosophy and Technology / 5: The Good and Bad of Information Technologies / 6. Media and Information Corruption / 7. The Good and Bad of AI Technologies / 8. Smart Machines and Wise Guys: Who is in Control?

About the author

Edward H. Spence PhD is Senior Lecturer in the School of Communication and Creative Industries, Charles Sturt University, Australia. He is a Research Fellow at the 4TU.Centre for Ethics and Technology, Netherlands and the Department of Philosophy, University of Sydney, Australia. He is the author of several books including Ethics in a Digital Era (2018), Media Markets and Morals (2011), and Ethics Within Reason: A Neo-Gewirthian Approach
(2005).

Product details

• Authors: Edward H. Spence, Spence Edward H.
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.10.2021
• EAN: 9781786615916
• ISBN: 978-1-78661-591-6
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 230 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 667 g
• Illustrations: 1 BW Illustrations
• Series: Values and Identities: Crossing Philosophical Borders
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, Ethics & moral philosophy