
Robot Ethics
The Ethical and Social Implications of Robotics
MIT Press
Will be published approx. on 10. January 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-0-262-52600-5 (ISBN)
Description
Prominent experts from science and the humanities explore issues in robot ethics that range from sex to war. Robots today serve in many roles, from entertainer to educator to executioner. As robotics technology advances, ethical concerns become more pressing: Should robots be programmed to follow a code of ethics, if this is even possible? Are there risks in forming emotional bonds with robots? How might society-and ethics-change with robotics? This volume is the first book to bring together prominent scholars and experts from both science and the humanities to explore these and other questions in this emerging field.Starting with an overview of the issues and relevant ethical theories, the topics flow naturally from the possibility of programming robot ethics to the ethical use of military robots in war to legal and policy questions, including liability and privacy concerns. The contributors then turn to human-robot emotional relationships, examining the ethical implications of robots as sexual partners, caregivers, and servants. Finally, they explore the possibility that robots, whether biological-computational hybrids or pure machines, should be given rights or moral consideration.Ethics is often slow to catch up with technological developments. This authoritative and accessible volume fills a gap in both scholarly literature and policy discussion, offering an impressive collection of expert analyses of the most crucial topics in this increasingly important field.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United States
Publishing group
MIT Press Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: From College Freshman to College Graduate Student
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
15 b&w illus.; 30 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
590 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-262-52600-5 (9780262526005)
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Patrick Lin | Keith Abney | George A. Bekey
Robot Ethics
The Ethical and Social Implications of Robotics
Book
12/2011
MIT Press
€40.80
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Patrick Lin | Keith Abney | George A. Bekey
Robot Ethics
The Ethical and Social Implications of Robotics
E-Book
12/2011
MIT Press
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Persons
Patrick Lin is a philosopher and Director of the Ethics + Emerging Sciences Group, based at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Keith Abney is a philosopher of science and Senior Lecturer at California Polytechnic State University. George A. Bekey is Professor Emeritus in Computer Science at University of Southern California and Distinguished Professor of Engineering at California Polytechnic State University.
Editor
DirectorCalifornia Polytechnic State University
Senior Philosophy LecturerCalifornia Polytechnic State University
Professor EmeritusCalifornia Polytechnic State University
Contributions
DirectorCalifornia Polytechnic State University
Professor EmeritusCalifornia Polytechnic State University
Senior Philosophy LecturerCalifornia Polytechnic State University
Indiana University
Yale University
Executive DirectorInstitute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute