摘要：I trace the development of an emerging global Information and Computing Ethics
(ICE), arguing that ethical pluralism - as found in both Western and Asian
traditions - is crucial to such an ICE. In particular, ethical pluralism - as
affiliated with notions of judgment (phronesis in Aristotle and the cybernetes
in Plato), resonance, and harmony - holds together shared ethical norms (as
required for a shared global ethic) alongside the irreducible differences that
define individual and cultural identities. I demonstrate how such pluralism is
already at work in both contemporary theory and praxis, including in development
projects in diverse cultures. I conclude with a number of resonances between
this global pluralism and African thought and traditions that thus suggest that
such a pluralism may also succeed in the African context, as diverse African
cultures and countries seek to benefit from ICTs while maintaining their
cultural identities.
