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A gift of fire : social, legal, and ethical issues for computing and the internet / Sara Baase.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher number: 9780136008484 | PearsonSeries: 3rd editionPublication details: [S.l.] : Pearson, 2008.Edition: 3rd edDescription: 528 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0136008488 (paperback)
  • 9780136008484 (paperback)
Online resources: Summary: Gift of Fire is ideal for courses in Computer Ethics and Computers and Society. In this revision of a best-seller, Baase explores the social, legal, philosophical, ethical, political, constitutional, and economic implications of computing and the controversies they raise. With a computer scientist's perspective, and with historical context for many issues, she covers the issues readers will face both as members of a technological society and as professionals in computer-related fields. A primary goal is to develop computer professionals who understand the implications of what they create and how it fits into society at large.�
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Gift of Fire is ideal for courses in Computer Ethics and Computers and Society. In this revision of a best-seller, Baase explores the social, legal, philosophical, ethical, political, constitutional, and economic implications of computing and the controversies they raise. With a computer scientist's perspective, and with historical context for many issues, she covers the issues readers will face both as members of a technological society and as professionals in computer-related fields. A primary goal is to develop computer professionals who understand the implications of what they create and how it fits into society at large.�

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