The machine question : critical perspectives on AI, robots, and ethics / David J. Gunkel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gunkel, David J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Robotics--Human factors.

Robotics.

Robotics--Moral and ethical aspects.

Robotics--Philosophy.

Artificial intelligence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (271 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An investigation into the assignment of moral responsibilities and rights to intelligent and autonomous machines of our own making.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

The Machine Question

Structure and Approach

Questionable Results

Chapter 1. Moral Agency

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Agency

1.3 The Mechanisms of Exclusion

1.4 The Mechanisms of Inclusion

1.5 Personal Problems and Alternatives

1.6 Summary

Chapter 2. Moral Patiency

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Patient-Oriented Approaches

2.3 The Question of the Animal

2.4 Information Ethics

2.5 Summary

Chapter 3. Thinking Otherwise

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Decentering the Subject

3.3 The Ethics of Social Construction

3.4 Another Alternative

3.5 Ulterior Morals

Notes

References

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

0-262-30451-1

1-282-13378-0

9786613806369

0-262-30544-5

OCLC:

801409263

Publisher Number:

9786613806369