Machine Medical Ethics (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015)

The essays in this book, written by researchers from both humanities and science, describe various theoretical and experimental approaches to adding medical ethics to a machine, what design features are necessary in order to achieve this, philosophical and practical questions concerning justice, rights, decision-making and responsibility in medical contexts, and accurately modeling essential physician-machine-patient relationships. In medical settings, machines are in close proximity with human beings: with patients who are in vulnerable states of health, who have disabilities of various kinds, with the very young or very old and with medical professionals. Machines in these contexts are undertaking important medical tasks that require emotional sensitivity, knowledge of medical codes, human dignity and privacy. As machine technology advances, ethical concerns become more urgent: should medical machines be programmed to follow a code of medical ethics? What theory or theories should constrain medical machine conduct? What design features are required? Should machines share responsibility with humans for the ethical consequences of medical actions? How ought clinical relationships involving machines to be modeled? Is a capacity for empathy and emotion detection necessary? What about consciousness? This collection is the first book that addresses these 21st-century concerns.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering, 74
Release date:	September 2016
First published:	2015
Editors:	Simon Peter Van Rysewyk • Matthijs Pontier
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	369
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-34997-8
Categories:	Books > Computing & IT > General Books > Medicine > General issues > General Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Biomedical engineering > General Promotions
LSN:	3-319-34997-X
Barcode:	9783319349978

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