Information Ethics Roundtable 2003

Friday, May 9, 2003
324-B Amsler Campus Center
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
North Adams, Massachusetts 

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We live in an "information society."  Information and new information technologies have become essential to our social, economic, and political interactions.  This roundtable provides an opportunity to learn about and discuss the ethical issues surrounding information privacy, intellectual property, intellectual freedom, and censorship.  

The roundtable grew out of a debate in Library Quarterly between Doyle and Fricke-Mathiesen-Fallis on the issue of censorship and access to information.  

The roundtable is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

 

 

 

 

Introduction:

Mary Grant
President
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

Moderators:

Kay Mathiesen and David Johnson
Department of Philosophy, Interdisciplinary Studies, and Modern Language
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

Talks:

Tony Doyle
Hunter College Library
City University of New York
Title: "MacKinnon On Pornography"
Commentator: Kay Mathiesen, MCLA

Martin Fricke
School of Information Resources
University of Arizona
Title: "Pornography and Access to Information"

Catherine Womack
Department of Philosophy
Bridgewater State College
Title: "Privacy as Commodity: New Problems for the Information Economy"
Commentator: Kay Mathiesen, MCLA

Don Fallis
School of Information Resources
University of Arizona
Title: "Information Ethics and Epistemology"
Commentator: David LaBrie, MCLA

Panel Discussion: 

Tim Jay
Department of Psychology
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
with Tony Doyle, Martin Fricke, Kay Mathiesen, and Catherine Womack
Title: "Should We Filter the Internet?"

This roundtable is sponsored by the MCLA Philosophy Society. (It is supported by funds from the SGA, the Office of the Vice President,and the Department of Philosophy, Interdisciplinary Studies, and Modern Language.) The organizers are Don Fallis (fallis@email.arizona.edu),Todd Falkowski, David LaBrie, and Kay Mathiesen (kmathies@mcla.edu). For further information, contact the organizers or write to:

Mass College Information Ethics Roundtable
c/o Kay Mathiesen
Department of Philosophy
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
375 Church Street
North Adams, MA 01247
Phone:  (413) 662-5316
Fax:      (413) 662-5368

Roundtable Website for 2003: http://www.sir.arizona.edu/ier/ier03.htm

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