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Social Robotics and the Good Life: The Normative Side of Forming Emotional Bonds With Robots
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Abstract Robots as social companions in close proximity to humans have a strong potential of becoming more and more prevalent in the coming years, especially in the realms of elder day care, child rearing, and education. As human beings, we have the fascinating ability to emotionally bond with various counte... view more
Robots as social companions in close proximity to humans have a strong potential of becoming more and more prevalent in the coming years, especially in the realms of elder day care, child rearing, and education. As human beings, we have the fascinating ability to emotionally bond with various counterparts, not exclusively with other human beings, but also with animals, plants, and sometimes even objects. Therefore, we need to answer the fundamental ethical questions that concern human-robot-interactions per se, and we need to address how we conceive of "good lives", as more and more of the aspects of our daily lives will be interwoven with social robots.... view less
Keywords
robot; emotionality; friendship; interaction; ethics
Classification
Sociology of Science, Sociology of Technology, Research on Science and Technology
Free Keywords
Philosophy of Technology
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
Publisher
transcript Verlag
City
Bielefeld
Page/Pages
261 p.
Series
Philosophy
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839462652
ISSN
2702-9018
ISBN
978-3-8394-6265-2
Status
Published Version; reviewed