Rights for Robots - Artificial Intelligence, Animal and Environmental Law (Hardcover)

Bringing a unique perspective to the burgeoning ethical and legal issues surrounding the presence of artificial intelligence in our daily lives, the book uses theory and practice on animal rights and the rights of nature to assess the status of robots. Through extensive philosophical and legal analyses, the book explores how rights can be applied to nonhuman entities. This task is completed by developing a framework useful for determining the kinds of personhood for which a nonhuman entity might be eligible, and a critical environmental ethic that extends moral and legal consideration to nonhumans. The framework and ethic are then applied to two hypothetical situations involving real-world technology-animal-like robot companions and humanoid sex robots. Additionally, the book approaches the subject from multiple perspectives, providing a comparative study of legal cases on animal rights and the rights of nature from around the world and insights from structured interviews with leading experts in the field of robotics. Ending with a call to rethink the concept of rights in the Anthropocene, suggestions for further research are made. An essential read for scholars and students interested in robot, animal and environmental law, as well as those interested in technology more generally, the book is a ground-breaking study of an increasingly relevant topic, as robots become ubiquitous in modern society. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/ISBN, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2020
First published:	2021
Authors:	Joshua C. Gellers
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	190
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-21174-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > General Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > General Books > Computing & IT > Computer programming > Software engineering Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Foundations of law > General Books > Law > International law > Public international law > International human rights law Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Social law > Environment law Books > Professional & Technical > Energy technology & engineering > Electrical engineering > General Books > Computing & IT > Applications of computing > Artificial intelligence > General Books > Professional & Technical > Electronics & communications engineering > Electronics engineering > Automatic control engineering > Robotics
LSN:	0-367-21174-2
Barcode:	9780367211745

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