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Tables of Contents for Technology and Society
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints?
9
3
Introduction
12
5
Has Technology Harmed Society?
Chapter Preface
17
1
Technology Has Harmed Society
Tom Mahon
18
5
Technology Has Improved Society
V.V. Raman
23
7
Technology Has Created a Digital Divide
Mickey Revenaugh
30
8
Technology Has Not Created a Digital Divide
Eric Cohen
38
8
The Government Should Regulate Technology
William J. Ray
46
8
The Government Should Not Regulate Technology
James K. Glassman
54
12
Periodical Bibliography
63
2
Are Technological Advances in Medicine Beneficial?
Chapter Preface
65
1
Research Involving Human Subjects Is Vital to Medicine
Jennifer Brookes
66
5
Research Involving Human Subjects Is Prone to Abuse
Neal D. Barnard
71
6
Selling Human Organs Is Ethical
The Lancet
77
7
Selling Human Organs Is Unethical
William E. Stempsey
84
9
Animal Transplants May Solve the Organ Shortage
Steve Connor
93
6
Animal Transplants Will Not Solve the Organ Shortage
Alan H. Berger and Gil Lamont
99
7
Fetal Stem Cell Research May Improve Medicine
Lawrence S.B. Goldstein
106
5
Fetal Stem Cell Research Is Unethical
John Kass
111
7
Periodical Bibliography
115
2
How Has Technology Affected Privacy?
Chapter Preface
117
1
The Internet Threatens Privacy
Jeffrey Rothfeder
118
9
Technology May Not Threaten Privacy
Travis Charbeneau
127
5
Workplace Monitoring Violates Employee Privacy
Dana Hawkins
132
7
Workplace Monitoring Can Be Ethical
Laura Pincus Hartman
139
12
Periodical Bibliography
148
2
How Will Technology Affect Society in the Future?
Chapter Preface
150
1
The Future of Technology Can Be Predicted
Ian D. Pearson
151
9
The Future of Technology Cannot Be Predicted
Roger A. Pielke Jr. and Dan Sarewitz
160
5
Technology May Threaten Society
Will Knight
165
6
Technology Will Not Threaten Society
Chris Malcolm
171
6
Technology May Affect Human Nature
Joseph D'Agnese
177
8
Technology Will Not Affect Human Nature
Steven Pinker
185
7
Society Must Be Restructured to Accommodate Technology
William H. Davidow
192
8
Periodical Bibliography
199
1
For Further Discussion
200
3
Organizations to Contact
203
6
Bibliography of Books
209
3
Index
212
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