‘Dark technology’, aggressiveness and the question of cyber-ethics

The Ethics of Cyber Conflict

At least on the surface, most cyber attacks appear to be clearly unethical as well as illegal. These include attacks performed for amusement or bragging rights, such as web defacements conducted “just for fun” and computer viruses launched out of curiosity but disregard for their consequences. They also include attacks done for personal gain, such as system intrusions to steal credit card numbe...

What is Ethics of Science and Technology?

Background: The existence of crises and problems such as non-compliance with standards and professional ethics in the field of engineering and technology, and existence of fraud and misuse in the field of science has resulted in importance of ethics in the science and technology. But the fact is that there is no accurate understanding of the ethics of science and technology, and this field is o...

Characteristics of an Islamic View of Cyber-Ethics

The current Cyber-ethics in Western societies (and its followers in other societies) have been compiled based on secularist presupposition. This presupposition has different principles in comparison with the Islamic attitude which can lead one to take a different approach toward ethical problems. This paper is an attempt to propose principles of Islamic cyber-ethics upon which we can prepare an...

A question of ethics.

Ebola, ethics, and the question of culture.

Postprint This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in the [Journal of Bioethical Inquiry] following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version [Komesaroff P, Kerridge I. (2014) Ebola, Ethics, and the Question of Culture (Editorial). J Bioethical Inquiry. Published online: 12 December 2014, DOI 10.1007/s11673-014-9581-9] is available o...