Transcending Taboos by Garry Young
This title 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.
"This book provides a thorough examination of the moral and ethical implications of online versus offline behaviour; the philosophical analysis of moral judgement regarding online versus offline behavior is particularly interesting and illuminating"
- Richard C. Sherman, Professor Emeritus, Miami University, USA
"The conceptual issues addressed in this book are very important and fascinating. I don’t know of any book like this one; it is unique."
- John Suler, Department of Psychology, Rider University, USA
"The authors present their readers with a vivid and enlightening introduction to a growing world of online symbolic taboo activities. ... [They] offer sophisticated analyses as well as a rich and up-to-date research bases for their arguments. ... This volume offers the hope of opening a serious scholarly conversation that has not yet taken place. ... [It] can serve as a crucial start toward the answers we need to uncover." - Vincent W. Hevern, Le Moyne, USA, in PsycCRITIQUES
"This book provides a thorough examination of the moral and ethical implications of online versus offline behaviour; the philosophical analysis of moral judgement regarding online versus offline behavior is particularly interesting and illuminating." - Richard C. Sherman, Professor Emeritus, Miami University, USA
"The conceptual issues addressed in this book are very important and fascinating. I don’t know of any book like this one; it is unique." - John Suler, Department of Psychology, Rider University, USA
Garry Young is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Nottingham Trent University. His research interests include embodied cognition, the relationship between knowledge-how and consciousness, the phenomenology of delusions, and issues relating to representation and action within cyberspace.
Monica Whitty is Professor of Contemporary Media at the University of Leicester. She has published widely on online dating, cyber-relationships, internet infidelity, online identity, online deception, cyberstalking, cyberethics, internet surveillance, privacy and security, and video games.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780415579360 |
| ISBN 10 | 0415579368 |
| Title | Transcending Taboos |
| Author | Garry Young |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 2012-03-12 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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