
An Introduction to Robophilosophy Cognition, Intelligence, Autonomy, Consciousness, Conscience, and Ethics
- 344 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
An Introduction to Robophilosophy Cognition, Intelligence, Autonomy, Consciousness, Conscience, and Ethics
About this book
Modern robots have arrived at a very matured state both in their mechanical / control aspects and their mental aspects. An Introduction to Robophilosophy explores the philosophical questions that arise in the development, creation, and use of mental – anthropomorphic and zoomorphic- robots that are capable of semiautonomous / autonomous operation, decision making and human-like action, being able to socially interact with humans and exhibit behavior similar to human beings or animals. Coverage first presents fundamental concepts, and an overview of philosophy, philosophy of science, and philosophy of technology. The six principal mental capabilities of modern robots, namely cognition, intelligence, autonomy, consciousness, conscience, and ethics are then studied from a philosophical point of view. They actually represent the product of technological embodiment of cognitive features to robots. Overall, readers are provided a consolidated thorough investigation of the philosophical aspects of these mental capabilities when embedded to robots. This book will serve as an ideal educational source in engineering and robotics courses as well as an introductory reference for researchers in the field of robotics, and it includes a rich bibliography.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Abbreviations
- Gallery of Some Famous Philosophers
- A Sample of Famous Philosophy Quotes
- Abstracts
- 1 Background Concepts and Outline of the Book
- 2 Philosophy: Fundamental Issues
- 3 Philosophy of Science and Technology
- 4 Robot Cognition
- 5 Robot Intelligence
- 6 Robot Autonomy
- 7 Robot Consciousness
- 8 Robot Conscience and Ethics
- 9 Architectural Aspects of Cognitive Robots
- 10 Additional Issues
- Index
- About the Author