Dr Richard Lucas
IT and Nanotechnology: Ethics of Emergent Technology
richard.lucas@anu.edu.au
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BA, BA, MLitt, MA(IT), PhD
Biography
Richard Lucas main research interests focus on Ethical Issues in Information Technology, Philosophy of Information, Ethical issues in sport, Philosophy of Sport, Professional ethics and Ethics education. He is currently a recipient of an ARC Linkage Grant examining Ethics and Regulation in the ICT Industry.
Fields of special interest
- Ethical Issues in Information Technology
- Philosophy of Information
- Ethical issues in sport
- Philosophy of Sport
- Professional ethics
- Ethics education
Publications
Books
Richard Lucas, Machina Ethica: A Framework for Computers as Kant Moral Persons, VDM Verlag, 2009. ISBN-13: 978-3639143928. Abstract
Richard Lucas is currently working on an edited book on ethics and technology as well as an authored book (with John Weckert) for Wiley/Blackwell titled, An Integrity System for ICT: Incorporating Ethics into Industry Practice. Forthcoming 2010.
Book Chapters
Weckert, John, Rooksby, Emma and Lucas, Richard, The Digital Divide in Australia: Is Rural Australia Losing Out ? , in Weckert and Rooksby (Editors), Information Technology and Social Justice, Chapter XII, 240-261, 2007.