Hybrid Societies - Living With Social Robots

This book explores how social robots and synthetic social agents will change our social systems and intersubjective relationships. It employs resources from continental philosophy, Actor-Network theory, psychoanalysis, systemic theory, and constructivist cognitive theory to develop a theory of socio-technical change.

List of contents

1. Introduction to social robotics 2. Beyond subjects and objects: actors in hybrid societies 3. Beyond anthropomorphic interactions 4. A systemic theory of socio-symbolic organisations 5. A machine politics 6. The intersubjective dimension of human-robot interactions 7. Hybrid systems: a research agenda

About the author

Piercosma Bisconti is researcher at the Italian Interuniversity Consortium for Computer Science and is founder of the company DEXAI - Artificial Ethics, and representing Italy in the standardisation processes of AI in ISO and CEN-CENELEC. His research engages with the social and ethical implications of artificial intelligence and robotics.

Product details

• Authors: Piercosma Bisconti, Piercosma (National Interuniversity Cons Bisconti
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 27.06.2025
• EAN: 9781032605906
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3260590-6
• No. of pages: 154
• Series: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Sociology, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy