Showing papers by "Mariarosaria Taddeo published in 2014"
08 Apr 2014
TL;DR: In this paper, an overview of the ethical problems posed by Information Warfare, and of the different approaches and methods used to solve them, is presented, in order to provide the reader with a better grasp on the ethical conundrums posed by this new form of warfare.
Abstract: This book offers an overview of the ethical problems posed by Information Warfare, and of the different approaches and methods used to solve them, in order to provide the reader with a better grasp of the ethical conundrums posed by this new form of warfare. The volume is divided into three parts, each comprising four chapters. The first part focuses on issues pertaining to the concept of Information Warfare and the clarifications that need to be made in order to address its ethical implications. The second part collects contributions focusing on Just War Theory and its application to the case of Information Warfare. The third part adopts alternative approaches to Just War Theory for analysing the ethical implications of this phenomenon. Finally, an afterword by Neelie Kroes - Vice President of the European Commission and European Digital Agenda Commissioner - concludes the volume. Her contribution describes the interests and commitments of the European Digital Agenda with respect to research for the development and deployment of robots in various circumstances, including warfare.
54 citations
01 Jan 2014
TL;DR: In this paper, an ethical analysis of information warfare, the warfare waged in the cyber domain, is presented, with the twofold goal of filling the theoretical vacuum surrounding this phenomenon and providing the grounding for the definition of new ethical regulations for information warfare.
Abstract: This article is devoted to developing an ethical analysis of information warfare, the warfare waged in the cyber domain. It has the twofold goal of filling the theoretical vacuum surrounding this phenomenon and of providing the grounding for the definition of new ethical regulations for information warfare. The article maintains that Just War Theory is a necessary but not sufficient instrument for considering the ethical implications of information warfare and argues that a suitable ethical analysis of this kind of warfare is developed when Just War theory is merged with Information Ethics. The initial part of the article describes information warfare and its main features, and highlights the problems that arise when Just War Theory is endorsed as a means of addressing ethical problems engendered by information warfare. The final part introduces the main aspects of Information Ethics and defines three principles for a just information warfare.
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01 Jan 2014
TL;DR: In this article, an ethical analysis of information warfare, the warfare waged in the cyber domain, is presented, and three principles for a just information warfare resulting from the integration of Just War Theory and Information Ethics are defined.
Abstract: In this Chapter I propose an ethical analysis of information warfare, the warfare waged in the cyber domain. The goal is twofold, filling the theoretical vacuum surrounding this phenomenon and providing the conceptual grounding for the definition of new ethical regulations for information warfare. I argue that Just War Theory is a necessary but not sufficient instrument for considering the ethical implications of information warfare and that a suitable ethical analysis of this kind of warfare is developed when Just War Theory is merged with Information Ethics. In the initial part of the chapter, I describe information warfare and its main features and highlight the problems that arise when Just War Theory is endorsed as a means of addressing ethical problems engendered by this kind of warfare. In the final part, I introduce the main aspects of Information Ethics and define three principles for a just information warfare resulting from the integration of Just War Theory and Information Ethics.