Technology+as+empowerment+a+capability+approach+to+computer+ethics+by+Justine+Johnstone



Justine Johnstone Science and Technology Policy Research, Freeman Centre, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QE, UK E-mail: j.johnstone@sussex.ac.uk Abstract. Standard agent and action-based approaches in computer ethics tend to have difficulty dealing with complex systems-level issues such as the digital divide and globalisation. This paper argues for a value-based agenda to complement traditional approaches in computer ethics, and that one value-based approach well suited to technological domains can be found in capability theory.