Spence develops and applies a normative model based on rationalist and virtue ethics as well as stoic philosophy to assess the impact of technology on wellbeing. Through developing this model, Spence offers a novel and important examination of the benefit of technology to our society as a whole.

Edward H. Spence PhD is Senior Lecturer in the School of Communication and Creative Industries, Charles Sturt University, Australia. He is a Research Fellow at the 4TU.Centre for Ethics and Technology, Netherlands and the Department of Philosophy, University of Sydney, Australia. He is the author of several books including Ethics in a Digital Era (2018), Media Markets and Morals (2011), and Ethics Within Reason: A Neo-Gewirthian Approach
(2005).

Chapter 1 Introduction: Who is in Control?

Chapter 2 What is Technology Good For?

Chapter 3 Stoic and Neo-Stoic Philosophy

Chapter 4 Application of Stoic Philosophy to Technology

Chapter 5 Wisdom and Wellbeing: The Dual Obligation Information-Wisdom Theory

Chapter 6 Tech Media Corruption in the Age of Information

Chapter 7 The Impact of Information and Communication Technologies On Wellbeing

Chapter 8 The Impact of AI Technologies on Wellbeing

Chapter 9 Smart Machines and Wise Guys: Who Is In Control?