Deborah G. Johnson (born 1945) is an American philosopher and Olsson Professor Emeritus of Applied Ethics at the University of Virginia. She is a winner of the Covey Award, Weizenbaum Award, and Barwise Prize. Johnson is known for her works on the computer ethics and engineering ethics.[1][2][3][4] Her book Computer Ethics (1985) was the first significant textbook in the discipline and rapidly became the main resource used in computer ethics courses at universities in English-speaking countries.[5]
Deborah Johnson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1945 |
| Awards | Covey Award, Weizenbaum Award, Barwise Prize |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Kansas (PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Philosophy |
| Sub-discipline | engineering ethics |
| Institutions | University of Virginia |
Books
edit- Engineering Ethics: Contemporary and Enduring Debates, Yale University Press 2020
- Computer Ethics, First Edition, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall 1985; Second Edition 1994; Third Edition 2001
- Johnson, D. and H. Nissenbaum (eds.) (1995), Computing, Ethics & Social Values, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall
References
edit- ^ "Deborah G. Johnson". DIGHUM.
- ^ "Deborah Johnson". IEEE.
- ^ Bowie, Norman E. (1985). "Review of Computer ethics". Metaphilosophy. 16 (4): 319–322. ISSN 0026-1068.
- ^ "Deborah G. Johnson". NAE Website.
- ^ Bynum, Terrell (2014). "Computer and Information Ethics". The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University.
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