Robot Ethics - The Ethical and Social Implications of Robotics (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	MIT Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Intelligent Robotics and Autonomous Agents series
Release date:	2014
First published:	2012
Editors:	Patrick Lin (Director) • Keith Abney (Senior Philosophy Lecturer) • George A. Bekey (Professor Emeritus)
Contributors:	Patrick Lin (Director) • George A. Bekey (Professor Emeritus) • Keith Abney (Senior Philosophy Lecturer) • Colin Allen • Wendell Wallach • James J. Hughes (Executive Director) • Selmer Bringsjord
Dimensions:	228 x 179 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	386
ISBN-13:	978-0-262-52600-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Professional & Technical > Electronics & communications engineering > Electronics engineering > Automatic control engineering > Robotics Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General
LSN:	0-262-52600-X
Barcode:	9780262526005

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