Lauren Perlaza: Featured Article, Fall 2023
Revolutionary changes in the information environment have altered the way humans learn about the world and share their lives in community. The information environment is characterized by global, highspeed connections; abundant, easily accessible information; and emerging technology that can produce and manipulate data. This paper argues that emerging technology in the information environment impedes people's capacity to distinguish truth and reality. At the same time, philosophical trends that dismiss objective truth and prioritize subjective experience amplify the disorientation and hinder ethical action. This paper explores how information and communication affect human thinking and shared communities in the context of advances in the information environment. It then explores the philosophical trends animating contemporary culture before using Russia as a case study to demonstrate ethical implications.
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Northern Plains Ethics Journal (NPEJ)
Call for Papers Northern Plains Ethics Journal 2024
The Northern Plains Ethics Journal’s editorial board welcomes submissions in the humanities focusing on ethical issues affecting the Northern Plains – very broadly understood – for the 2024 edition of the journal. Submissions need not be focused solely upon the United States of America’s Northern Plains, but the ethical issues which the submissions address should be made relevant to the region.
The Northern Plains Ethics Journal is the first peer-reviewed ethics and philosophy journal in North Dakota. The NPEJ’s mission is to create a high-quality dedicated publication platform to promote democratic participation in social and ethical issues affecting the Northern Plains and beyond.
To fulfill this charge, the NPEJ has become a marketplace for the accumulation, dissemination, discussion, and recognition of scholarship, ideas, and other work related to ethical issues affecting the USA’s Northern Plains. The NPEJ’s provides a broad foundation for accessing work related to understanding and investigating past and present social and ethical issues, which is instrumental and critical in finding solutions for challenges faced by communities in the region, country, and world.
Submissions and questions should be sent by email to Professor Dennis Cooley, Managing Editor, at dennis.cooley@ndsu.edu by no later than 30 September 2024. There is no limit to word length.
All submissions that pass an initial editorial review are peer-reviewed.
Upon acceptance, please use the Chicago Manual of Style to format your final paper, including endnotes and a bibliography. You can access the CMS here.
