Death and the Machine Intersections of Mortality and Robotics

This books 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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lyons, Siobhan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore Palgrave Pivot 2018, 2018
Edition:1st ed. 2018
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This books 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
Physical Description:VII, 85 p online resource
ISBN:9789811303357