John Weckert
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John Weckert is an Australian philosopher who has contributed to the field of information and computer ethics. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of the journal ''Nanoethics: Ethics for Technologies that Converge at the Nanoscale'', as well as the
Australian Computer Society The Australian Computer Society (ACS) is an association for information and communications technology professionals with 40,000+ members Australia-wide. According to its Constitution, its objectives are "to advance professional excellence in ...
(ACS) representative on the Technical Committee on Computers and Society. He works closely with the ACS on various projects, including developing case studies to accompany the ACS Code of Ethics, with the case studies linking to clauses outlined in the CoE. He is also the manager of the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE) Program on Emerging Technologies: IT and Nanotechnology at Charles Sturt University. He is currently the Senior Professor of Information Technology in the School of Information Studies at Charles Sturt University.


Education and profession


Qualifications

* Ph.D.
University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne (colloquially known as Melbourne University) is a public university, public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in the state ...
, 1985, Philosophy. * Diploma of Computer Science,
La Trobe University La Trobe University is a public university, public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. Its main campus is located in the suburb of Bundoora, Victoria, Bundoora. The university was established in 1 ...
, 1985. * M.A. La Trobe University, 1977, Philosophy. * B.A. (Hons)(First class)
University of Adelaide The University of Adelaide is a public university, public research university based in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third-oldest university in Australia. Its main campus in the Adelaide city centre includes many Sa ...
, 1974, Philosophy.


Positions held

* Professor of Computer Ethics, School of Humanities and social Sciences,
Charles Sturt University Charles Sturt University is an Australian multi-campus public university located in New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory and Victoria, Australia, Victoria. Established in 1989, it was named in honour of Captain (British Army and Royal ...
* Professorial Fellow,
Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics The Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE) was a research center at Charles Sturt University and the University of Melbourne. CAPPE ceased operation on 31 December 2016. Its website has been archived and the academic staff and re ...
, an ARC funded Special Research Centre * 2003–2006: Professor of Information Technology, School of Information Studies * October – December 2006 – Erasmus Scholar NTNU, Trondheim, Norway and Linköping University, Sweden * January – March 2004 – Visiting Professor of Philosophy,
Dartmouth College Dartmouth College ( ) is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. Established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock, Dartmouth is one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the America ...
, USA * 2000–2002: Associate Professor of Information Technology * July 1991 –December 1999: Senior Lecturer in Information Technology * September 1986 – July 1991: Lecturer in Computing, Charles Sturt University * 1985–86: Lecturer in Computing/Philosophy, Melbourne College of Advanced Education * 1977–84: Lecturer in Philosophy, Melbourne College of Advanced Education * 1976: Senior Tutor in Philosophy,
University of Western Australia University of Western Australia (UWA) is a public research university in the Australian state of Western Australia. The university's main campus is in Crawley, Western Australia, Crawley, a suburb in the City of Perth local government area. UW ...
* 1975: Tutor in Philosophy,
Monash University Monash University () is a public university, public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia. Named after World War I general Sir John Monash, it was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the ...


Contributions to information ethics

Weckert has contributed many ideas to Information Ethics, specifically relative to the relationship between the philosophical and applied sides of Information and Computer Ethics.


Trust in an online environment

Weckert has worked on the idea of
trust Trust often refers to: * Trust (social science), confidence in or dependence on a person or quality It may also refer to: Business and law * Trust (law), a legal relationship in which one person holds property for another's benefit * Trust (bu ...
within an online environment. He sums up his theories in his 2005 article, "Trust in Cyberspace". In the article, Weckert focuses on a few key issues regarding the concept of trust and if and when it may be possible in cyberspace.


Publications


Articles

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * (reprinted in Robert K. Miller above). * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


Books

* * * * * * * Weckert, John; Al-Saggaf, Yeslam (eds), ''Selected papers from the Computers and Philosophy (CAP) conference, The Australian National University, 13 October – 2 November 2003.'' CRPIT, vol 37: Australian Computer Society, Sydney. * * (Proceedings of the Libraries and Expert Systems conference, Charles Sturt University – Riverina, July 1990).


See also

*
Trust Trust often refers to: * Trust (social science), confidence in or dependence on a person or quality It may also refer to: Business and law * Trust (law), a legal relationship in which one person holds property for another's benefit * Trust (bu ...
: Trust in an online environment *
Cheating Cheating generally describes various actions designed to subvert or disobey rules in order to obtain unfair advantages without being noticed. This includes acts of bribery, cronyism and nepotism in any situation where individuals are given pr ...
: Cheating in an online environment


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Weckert, John 20th-century Australian philosophers 21st-century Australian philosophers Living people Academic staff of Charles Sturt University University of Melbourne alumni University of Adelaide alumni La Trobe University alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Philosophers of technology Information ethicists