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UNINA9910337669003321 |
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Autore |
Musiał Maciej |
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Titolo |
Enchanting Robots : Intimacy, Magic, and Technology / / by Maciej Musiał |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019 |
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[1st ed. 2019.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (168 pages) |
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Collana |
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Social and Cultural Studies of Robots and AI, , 2523-8523 |
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Soggetti |
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Technology—Sociological aspects |
Cognitive psychology |
Developmental psychology |
Artificial intelligence |
Control engineering |
Robotics |
Mechatronics |
Science and Technology Studies |
Cognitive Psychology |
Developmental Psychology |
Artificial Intelligence |
Control, Robotics, Mechatronics |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book argues that robots are enchanting humans (as potential intimate partners), because humans are enchanting robots (by performing magical thinking), and that these processes are a part of a significant re-enchantment of the “modern” world. As a foundation, the author examines arguments for and against intimate relationships with robots, particularly sex robots and care robots. Moreover, the book provides a consideration of human-robot interactions and philosophical reflections about robots through the lens of magic and |
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magical thinking as well as theoretical and practical re-evaluations of their status and presence. Furthermore, the author discusses the abovementioned issues in the context of disenchantment and re-enchantment of the world, characterizing modernity as a coexistence of these two processes. The book closes with a consideration of future scenarios regarding the meaning of life in the age of rampant automation and the possibility that designing robots becomes a sort of new eugenics as a consequence of recognizing robots as persons. |
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