Privacy and perfect voyeurism

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Tony Doyle
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[1] John Jay College of Criminal Justice,Department of Philosophy
来源
Ethics and Information Technology | 2009年 / 11卷
关键词
Autonomy; Harm; Privacy; Surveillance; Utilitarianism; Voyeurism; Wrong;
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I argue that there is nothing wrong with perfect voyeurism, covert watching or listening that is neither discovered nor publicized. After a brief discussion of privacy I present attempts from Stanley Benn, Daniel Nathan, and James Moor to show that the act is wrong. I argue that these authors fail to make their case. However, I maintain that, if detected or publicized, voyeurism can do grave harm and to that extent should be severely punished. I conclude with some thoughts on the stubborn intuition that perfect voyeurism is wrong despite the absence of harm.
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页码:181 / 189
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