Decreased Ethical Sensitivity in the Virtual World as a Facilitating Factor for Internet Addiction Cover Image

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Decreased Ethical Sensitivity in the Virtual World as a Facilitating Factor for Internet Addiction

Author(s): Abdullah Yıldız
Subject(s): Psychology, Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Communication studies, Clinical psychology, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Çukurova Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Psikiyatri Anabilim Dalı
Keywords: internet; ethics; moral development; addiction;

Summary/Abstract: This article discusses the relationship between internet addiction, which is a widespread problem, and ethical action and sensitivity changes that are expected to arise due to usage of internet and virtual world. It is aimed to demonstrate that moral development stages and ethical actions can change in the light of evaluation of differantiation of communication in the internet and virtual world from the actual social life. Furthermore, factors such as uncontrolled action and facilitation of accessibility to pleasure have been theoretically shown to facilitate internet dependency.

  • Issue Year: 9/2017
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 398-409
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Turkish