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This is technology ethics : an introduction /

An approachable introduction to the philosophical study of ethical dilemmas in technology In the Technology Age, innovations in medical, communications, and weapons technologies have given rise to many new ethical questions: Are technologies always value-neutral tools? Are human values and human pre...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nyholm, Sven, 1981- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2023]
Colección:This is philosophy
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)

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