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Die Virtuelle Realität lässt Menschen in Welten eintauchen, in denen ihr Verantwortungsbereich nur noch verwaschen erkennbar ist. Zudem generiert der Cyberspace Muster mit religiöser Qualität: Menschen erschaffen sich ihr virtuelles Double. Allein indem man in den Cyberspace eintaucht, kommen neurophysiologisch nachweisbare Glücksgefühle auf. Die Erlebnisgehalte werden dabei unwichtig; es kommt allein auf die subjektive Erlebnisintensität an. Das gesuchte Glück steigt insofern über die Welt hinaus in ein virtuelles Jenseits. Auf der einen Seite vervielfachen sich menschliche Identitäten, auf der anderen Seite gewinnen Phantasien Künstlicher Intelligenz an Kontur. Die Autoren gehen der Frage nach, welche Auswirkungen diese Entwicklung für ethische Subjekte hat, in denen sich Mensch und Maschine vermischen.

The Sixth Edition of CyberEthics: Morality and Law in Cyberspace provides a comprehensive examination of the social costs and moral issues emerging from the ever-expanding use of the internet and new information technologies. Focusing heavily on content control, free speech, intellectual property, and security, the sixth edition offers a legal and philosophical discussion of these critical issues.

Cyberspace is composed of a multitude of different spaces where users can represent themselves in many divergent ways. Why in a video game, is it more acceptable to murder or maim than rape? After all, in each case, it is only pixels that are being assaulted. This book avoids wrestling with the common question of whether the virtual violation of real-world taboos is right or wrong, and instead provides a theoretical framework that helps us understand why such distinctions are typically made, and explores the psychological impact of violating offline taboos within cyberspace.The authors discuss such online areas as: ‘Reality'sites depicting taboo images Social networking websites and online chatrooms Online dating websites Video game content. This book considers whether there are some interactions that should not be permissible even virtually. It also examines how we might be able to cope with the potential moral freedoms afforded by cyberspace, and who might be vulnerable to such freedoms of action and representation within this virtual space.This book is ideal for researchers and students of internet psychology, philosophy and social policy, as well as therapists, those interested in computer science, law, media and communication studies