Death and the Machine: Intersections of Mortality and Robotics

Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-981-13-4391-9
Verlag: PALGRAVE PIVOT

Buch, Englisch, 85 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 122 g

This book challenges conventional notions of biological life and death in the area of robotics, discussing issues such as machine consciousness, autonomous AI, and representations of robots in popular culture. Using philosophical approaches alongside scientific theory, this book offers a compelling critique on the changing nature of both humanity and biological death in an increasingly technological world.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lyons, Siobhan

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Allgemeines
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wissenssoziologie, Wissenschaftssoziologie, Techniksoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Ethische Themen & Debatten: Wissenschaft, Technologie, Medizin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgement.- Chapter 1: Introduction: Can Robots Die?.- Chapter 2: Death, Humanity and Existence.- Chapter 3: Machine Consciousness: Ethics and Implications.- Chapter 4: Imagining a Robot Death.- Chapter 5: Conclusion: Death beyond Biology.- Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Siobhan Lyons is a lecturer in media and cultural studies at Macquarie University, Australia. She has contributed to several books, including Philosophical Approaches to the Devil, Westworld and Philosophy, and Understanding Nietzsche, Understanding Modernism. Her works have also appeared in The Washington Post, The Conversation, and New Philosopher, among other publications. She was awarded the New Philosopher Writers’ Award in 2017.