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If you are an instructor and would like to consider An Introduction to the Ethics of Social Media as a course text we welcome you to request a free print or eBook examination copy using the form at the bottom of this page. The free exam copy offer is available until November 1, 2025, limit 1 per instructor. To purchase a copy at list price for personal reading, visit the book's title page here.

• September 2025
• 224 pp.
• Paperback student price: $18.00

"Doug Campbell lays out a comprehensive and fair-minded account of both the benefits and the drawbacks of social media for our era. He attaches these evaluations to both the individual and to society as a whole. The case studies are compelling and exhibit a keen awareness of the current moment. How should we live, now that many or even most of us are at least partially online? Campbell addresses this question from the point of view of privacy, attention, politics, misinformation, online ostracism, online friendship, and the potential benefits of simply quitting social media or at least some of its more pernicious platforms. Along the way, Campbell ties his discussions back to philosophical concerns raised by Plato, Aristotle, and Xunzi, among others. He also connects his discussion with recent work in feminist philosophy. And each chapter concludes with a succinct definition of key terms and suggested case studies and discussion topics that will engage students at all levels. An impressive accomplishment, and one that deserves a place in the classroom." —Mark Alfano, Macquarie University

About the Author:

Douglas R. Campbell is Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College, where he teaches and researches ancient philosophy and the ethics of social media.