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Just Consequentialism and Computing

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Chapter: Just Consequentialism and Computing

Quote:

Policies are rules of conduct ranging from formal laws to informal, implicit guidelines for action. Policies recommend kinds of actions that are sometimes contingent upon different situations. “Turn off your computer when you are finished” is a policy, though probably one without much ethical significance. “Don’t steal computer chips” is another policy with more obvious ethical content. Even when policies are the policies of others, they can help us to regulate our lives. We know what to expect and can react accordingly. If a restaurant has the policy of waiting caller ID to capture the numbers of incoming phone calls, then, if we don’t want to have our phone number known by the restaurant, we can block the caller ID system or use another restaurant. In this discussion our concern is with those computing policies that make an ethical difference and how to evaluate them properly.

What I expect to learn:

To know the basic principles of ethical thinking that can be applied in our nature of business as an Information Systems student.

Review:

Both as a developer and a user, I have the idea already what the other users want and how hard it is to develop. Prior to that decision, I have to consider how much impact it may cause change to the online user experience of whatever I'm trying to do because of course, I want to be sensitive of what I'm going to develop, I want it comply to the ethical rules in computer ethics.

Whenever I find myself confused on whether to develop something, I always think of my position, like for example, my professor asked us yesterday to be a man and answer the confusion between developing a deceiving website or to not develop it at all because it will obviously get people’s money in a scam-like sort of way. You know what I said? I’ll create that website but I will have to make it clear first to my boss that “Hey, boss, this website will drain people’s pockets without any benefit on their part” and if my boss continue to order me around, then okay, at least I made it clear right?

I see this as more of a professional conflict than a personal one because it is really taking a stand of what you believe in and not forgetting that you are a human being who is capable of making decisions and having individual beliefs so no need to be forced in doing something you are not fond of. It is like snapping but first using your head to know which side to fall on to because if you don’t use your head and just continue doing whatever is asked for you to make even if it is against the law then you are not being professional but rather a sissy that just follows whatever the boss says and you will eventually turn to a person that has been overcame by greed.

What I learned:

·         Consequentialism constrained by justice

·         The good as the enemy of the just

·         Computing in uncharted waters

Integrative Questions:

1.    What is consequentialism?

2.    What are humans not concerned of based on this chapter?

3.    What are the combined notions of human life?

4.    Why is consequentialism constrained justice?

5.    What are the uncharted waters?

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