Part I: Foundations -- Introduction -- The geometry of applied ethics -- Experimental data -- Part II: Five principles -- The cost-benefit principle -- The precautionary principle -- The sustainability principle -- The autonomy principle -- The fairness principle -- Part III: Wrapping up -- Are technological artifacts mere tools? -- Conclusion
Summary
In this analytically oriented work, Peterson articulates and defends five moral principles for addressing ethical issues related to new and existing technologies: the cost-benefit principle, the precautionary principle, the sustainability principle, the autonomy principle, and the fairness principle
