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Tavani has has edited or written more than 100 publications over the course of his career. While the overarching category of his publications is Ethics and Information Technology, he specifically addresses a wide range of topics. | Tavani has has edited or written more than 100 publications over the course of his career. While the overarching category of his publications is Ethics and Information Technology, he specifically addresses a wide range of topics. | ||
| − | In Tavani's edited works, he often offers thoughts an analyses on ethical issues surrounding technologies. Tavani worked with Kenneth Himma as editors of ''The Handbook of Information and Computer Ethics'' and co-edited with Richard Spinello ''Intellectual Property Rights in a Networked World: Theory and Practice'' and two editions of ''Readings in Cyberethics''. He is currently a Book Review Editor for the journal ''Ethics and Information Technology''<ref name="ICIL"> and is a guest editor for other journals such as ''Information'', ''Metaphilosophy'', and ''Computers and Society''.<ref name="home">Professor Herman Tavani's Home Page, http://www.rivier.edu/faculty/htavani/, June 2011</ref> | + | In Tavani's edited works, he often offers thoughts an analyses on ethical issues surrounding technologies. Tavani worked with Kenneth Himma as editors of ''The Handbook of Information and Computer Ethics'' and co-edited with Richard Spinello ''Intellectual Property Rights in a Networked World: Theory and Practice'' and two editions of ''Readings in Cyberethics''. He is currently a Book Review Editor for the journal ''Ethics and Information Technology''<ref name="ICIL"></ref> and is a guest editor for other journals such as ''Information'', ''Metaphilosophy'', and ''Computers and Society''.<ref name="home">Professor Herman Tavani's Home Page, http://www.rivier.edu/faculty/htavani/, June 2011.</ref> |
Revision as of 00:15, 6 October 2011
Herman T. Tavani, PhD has spent over a decade studying the philosophy and ethics of information technologies. Tavani is currently a Professor of Philosophy at Rivier College in New Hampshire. In addition, he is a guest lecturer, scholar, and research fellow at several other colleges including Harvard, Dartmouth, and Boston College. He has edited and written more than 100 publications in the fields of ethics and technology. [1]
Contents
Background & Education
Philosophy
Affiliations
Publications
Tavani has has edited or written more than 100 publications over the course of his career. While the overarching category of his publications is Ethics and Information Technology, he specifically addresses a wide range of topics.
In Tavani's edited works, he often offers thoughts an analyses on ethical issues surrounding technologies. Tavani worked with Kenneth Himma as editors of The Handbook of Information and Computer Ethics and co-edited with Richard Spinello Intellectual Property Rights in a Networked World: Theory and Practice and two editions of Readings in Cyberethics. He is currently a Book Review Editor for the journal Ethics and Information Technology[1] and is a guest editor for other journals such as Information, Metaphilosophy, and Computers and Society.[2]
In his own writing he speaks mainly on information privacy and policy, "cyberethics," and biological information and computing ethics. His articles have appeared in dozens of books, periodicals and journals and has written and co-written a few books. A few of his works are featured below.
Tavani and the Uniqueness Debate
Ethics and Technology: Controversies, Questions, and Strategies for Ethical Computing
see backcover at http://www.amazon.com/Ethics-Technology-Controversies-Questions-Strategies/dp/product-description/0470509503/ref=dp_proddesc_0?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books
Ethics and Technology: Ethical Issues in an Age of Information and Communication Technology
see http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1272484.Ethics_and_Technology
Recognition and Awards
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 5th International Conference on Information Law and Ethics, http://conferences.ionio.gr/icil2012/keynote, 2011.
- ↑ Professor Herman Tavani's Home Page, http://www.rivier.edu/faculty/htavani/, June 2011.
