literature of applied social sciences, where digital technologies are typically analysed through the lens of sociology, psychology, psychoanalysis or anthropology (see as an example Tom Boellstorff, Coming of Age in Second Life, Princeton University Press, 2008). Neither does it fit with the volumes of more focused analysis in the philosophy and ethics of technology among the scholarship mentioned earlier. Instead, the book offers a comprehensive and helpful picture of the current landscape of digital technologies complemented by a robust theological evaluation. The methodology used in the book is didactic, which makes Christian Ethics an accessible entry to the field. Each chapter is a good introduction in itself and could be used separately as supportive material to nourish a discussion on the topic. The book has the strength of addressing some key issues of modern technology without falling into the trap of adopting either an alarmist or a technophile position. Ott successfully approaches the subject through the lenses of capital, the self, society and the environment and with a ‘healthy level of skepticism toward technologies as well as an acknowledgment of their benefits’ (p. 2). She is realistic and honest in admitting that the manuscript cannot ‘restructure the infrastructure of digital technology’, but ambitious in challenging us to ‘reorient the purpose of the technologies and our use of them’ (p. 131). On balance, I would recommend this book as a practical, well-documented and engaging introduction to the current issues that digital technologies raise.

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书评：Esther D. Reed，前言 D. Stephen Long，《责任的极限：迪特里希·朋霍费尔（Dietrich Bonhoeffer）全球化时代的伦理学》

应用社会科学文献，其中数字技术通常通过社会学、心理学、精神分析或人类学的视角进行分析（例如，参见 Tom Boellstorff，《第二人生的成年》，普林斯顿大学出版社，2008 年）。它也不适合前面提到的学术研究中关于技术哲学和伦理学的更集中的分析。相反，这本书提供了数字技术当前格局的全面而有用的图景，并辅以稳健的神学评估。书中使用的方法论是说教式的，这使得基督教伦理学成为该领域的一个可访问的入口。每章本身都是很好的介绍，可以单独用作支持材料，以促进对该主题的讨论。这本书有能力解决现代技术的一些关键问题，而不会陷入危言耸听或技术支持者立场的陷阱。奥特成功地通过资本、自我、社会和环境的视角来探讨这个主题，并且“对技术持健康的怀疑态度，并承认它们的好处”（第 2 页）。她现实而诚实地承认手稿不能“重构数字技术的基础设施”，但她雄心勃勃地挑战我们“重新定位技术的目的和我们对它们的使用”（第 131 页）。总的来说，我会推荐这本书作为对数字技术当前问题的实用、详细记录和引人入胜的介绍。