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Morals in Cyberspace

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Morals in Cyberspace

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    1. Monica Whitty Nottingham Trent University Morals in Cyberspace?

    2. Outline Brief history of the Internet Internet infidelity Play Online games Philosophy

    4. Is any behaviour acceptable in cyberspace?

    5. Utopian playing field Turkle (1995) 'Life on the screen' Participated in MUDs and MOOs Different selves online

    6. 40 years of the Internet 20 years of the WWW Tim Berners-Lee Vague but exciting!

    7. Internet infidelity

    12. What is infidelity? Maheu and Subotnik (2001): Infidelity happens when two people have a commitment and that commitment is broken – regardless of where, how or with whom it happens. Infidelity is the breaking of a promise with a real person, whether the sexual stimulation is derived from the virtual or the real world.

    19. Example of emotional infidelity

    21. Example of sexual infidelity

    22. Mark’s obsession with the Internet is sure to cause a break-up in the relationship. Jennifer discovered, late one night after Mark had left his computer that he was partaking in “cyber-sex” with a woman by the name of “Buxan Blonde bombshell” Jennifer confronted Mark who admitted that he was having an online relationship with this woman and that she was satisfying his sexual fantasies. This caused a relationship breakdown between Jennifer and Mark. (4FM)

    23. Consequences of infidelity?

    24. Breaking down of trust From that day forth she began to question who was on the phone, who he stays out for drinks with, and who the girls are who he works with, Jennifer tried to guess his email password and checked his voicemail messages. Eventually it was mistrust, the belief of deceit and the obsession that ended the relationship. (43FM)

    25. Revenge Jennifer then decides to play a little game… through a little bit of deception and assumed identity, she manages to assume the identity of Mark’s lover when he is chatting and assumes the identity of Mark when his lover is online. Jennifer then convinces them to meet each other, assuming they both love each other Mark and his Internet lover agree… When Jennifer met the Internet lover she bludgeoned her to death with a keyboard, shoved a mouse up her arse and then replaced her head with a monitor. Transporting her body to the meeting with Mark was next. Mark walks in to find the defaced body, due to his shock Jennifer was able to capture him. Keeping him as a human punching bag, whenever she returned home after a bad day she would kick the shit out of him. She would never forget or allow herself to be betrayed, and Mark had no choice but to remember what he had done. (38MM)

    26. Not everyone defined it as infidelity the interaction was ‘just a friendship’; the interaction was merely flirtation or fun; the relationship was with an object (computer) in virtual space, rather than with a real human being; the interaction was with two people who had never met and did not ever intend to meet; and, it could not be infidelity as there was no physical sex taking place.

    27. The Internet is not a homogeneous space

    28. Is a virtual affair in second life ‘really’ cheating?

    30. Online games

    31. Rules in an online game In the game itself Decisions made by players when they role play or interact with others

    32. Are acts considered immoral offline permitted in an online game? Kill/murder Steal Torture Cannibalism

    33. Grand Theft Auto

    34. Manhunt

    35. More fantasy than reality? What if the visual representation was closer to real life?

    36. What can’t you do in a game? Rape Incest Paedophilia

    37. Philosophies Kant: Duty of care Utilitarian Hume: subjective response Disgust Shame

    38. Conclusions Not one homogenous space Seriousness in play Not everything should be possible Still evolving: Will the same rules apply?

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