Death and the Machine Intersections of Mortality and Robotics

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.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

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.

Zusammenfassung

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.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Siobhan Lyons
• Verlag: Springer, Berlin
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erscheinungsdatum: 31.07.2018
• Thema: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Soziologie > Arbeits-, Wirtschafts- und Industriesoziologie
• EAN: 9789811303340
• ISBN: 978-981-1303-34-0
• Anzahl Seiten: 85
• Illustration: VII, 85 p.
• Abmessung (Verpackung): 16 x 21.6 x 1 cm
• Gewicht (Verpackung): 228 g
• Themen: C, Technology, Culture, Cultural Studies, Ethics, Cultural Anthropology, Ethnology, Social Sciences, Social & cultural anthropology, Ethics & moral philosophy, Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics, Sociocultural Anthropology, Science and Technology Studies, Technology—Sociological aspects, Culture and Technology, Robots;Death;Philosophy;Technology;Non-human;Ethics;Language