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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Burton, Emanuelle, author. | Goldsmith, Judith, author. | Mattei, Nicholas, author. | Siler, Cory, author. | Swiatek, Sara-Jo, author.

Title: Computing and technology ethics : engaging through science fiction / Emanuelle Burton, Judy Goldsmith, Nicholas Mattei, Cory Siler, and Sara-Jo Swiatek.

Description: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2023] | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2022018577 (print) | LCCN 2022018578 (ebook) | ISBN 9780262048064 (hardcover) | ISBN 9780262374279 (epub) | ISBN 9780262374286 (pdf)

Subjects: LCSH: Technology—Moral and ethical aspects. | Computer scientists—Professional ethics. | Engineers—Professional ethics. | Ethics in literature. | Science fiction—History and criticism.

Classification: LCC BJ59 .B87 2023 (print) | LCC BJ59 (ebook) | DDC 170—dc23/eng/20220914

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022018577

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022018578

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