The
American Philosophical Association, through its Committee
on Philosophy and Computers, awarded Professor Deborah Johnson
the APA Barwise Prize in recognition of her significant
and sustained contributions to areas relevant to philosophy
and computing.
Johnson is a leading authority on computer ethics. She is
the Anne Shirley Carter Olsson Professor of Applied Ethics
and Chair of the Science, Technology, and Society department
at the University of Virginia and is the author or editor
of four books on ethics and computing or engineering. She
has published over 40 papers on these topics.
Johnson's many honors include the ACM SIGCAS 2000 Making
A Difference Award, 2000 and appointment as the William
Morton Distinguished Senior Fellow in Humanities, Dartmouth
College in 1998. Last year she served as Chair of the National
Academy of Engineering Planning Committee for a Workshop
on Emerging Technologies and Ethical Issues. She also recently
completed a term as president of the International Society
for Ethics and Information Technology, 2000 -2004.
The Barwise Prize credits those within the philosophy profession
for their long-standing contributions to the field and in
particular seeks to encourage work in all areas relevant
to the computational turn within philosophy. Areas of interest
to the award committee in selecting candidates for the prize
include the use of computers in the teaching of philosophy,
the use of computers as research tools in philosophy, the
philosophical aspects of artificial intelligence, and computer
ethics.
