Internet stress and well-being: Daoist and Hellenistic reflections

Hui Jin; Edward Howlett Spence

Internet stress and well-being: Daoist and Hellenistic reflections

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Abstract

The excessive reliance on the Internet can potentially result on dependence and in some cases addiction that can potentially have a negative impact on wellbeing. In this paper we shall collectively refer to the negative impacts of the Internet on wellbeing, as Internet Stress. Although wellbeing (or happiness, self-fulfilment, or the ancient Greek philosophical notion of eudaimonia) can have different meanings to different people, it may not be controversial to say that wellbeing is typically a key pursuit of human beings. This paper explores the phenomenon of Internet Stress and its possible amelioration if not solution, from two philosophical perspectives: from the East, a Daoist perspective and from the West, a Hellenistic perspective, and one that encompasses both Stoic and Epicurean philosophy.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Ambiguous technologies
Subtitle of host publication	Philosophical issues, practical solutions, human nature
Editors	Elizabeth A. Buchanan, Paul B. de Laat, Herman T. Tavani, Jenny Klucharich
Place of Publication	Lisbon
Publisher	The International Society of Ethics and Information Technology
Pages	160-173
Number of pages	14
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	Annual Conference of Computer Ethics and Philosophical Enquiry (CEPE 2013) - Lisbon, Portugal Duration: 01 Jul 2013 → 03 Jul 2013 http://web.archive.org/web/20130529035456/http://cepe2013.com/

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Conference	Annual Conference of Computer Ethics and Philosophical Enquiry (CEPE 2013)
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Lisbon
Period	01/07/13 → 03/07/13
Internet address	http://web.archive.org/web/20130529035456/http://cepe2013.com/

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Jin, H & Spence, EH 2014, Internet stress and well-being: Daoist and Hellenistic reflections. in EA Buchanan, PB de Laat, HT Tavani & J Klucharich (eds), Ambiguous technologies: Philosophical issues, practical solutions, human nature. The International Society of Ethics and Information Technology, Lisbon, pp. 160-173, Annual Conference of Computer Ethics and Philosophical Enquiry (CEPE 2013), Lisbon, Portugal, 01/07/13.

Internet stress and well-being: Daoist and Hellenistic reflections. / Jin, Hui; Spence, Edward Howlett.
Ambiguous technologies: Philosophical issues, practical solutions, human nature. ed. / Elizabeth A. Buchanan; Paul B. de Laat; Herman T. Tavani; Jenny Klucharich. Lisbon: The International Society of Ethics and Information Technology, 2014. p. 160-173.

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