More Than Machines? The Attribution of (In)Animacy to Robot Technology
| Autor: | Voss, Laura |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Soziologie
Anthropologie Sociology & anthropology Animacy Anthropomorphism Agency Society Science Sociology of Technology Sociology of Culture Sociology of Work and Industry Wissenschaftssoziologie Wissenschaftsforschung Technikforschung Techniksoziologie Sociology of Science Sociology of Technology Research on Science and Technology Roboter künstliche Intelligenz Technologie Mensch-Maschine-System Science Fiction robot artificial intelligence technology man-machine system science fiction |
| Zdroj: | Science Studies, 211 |
| Druh dokumentu: | Dissertation<br />phd thesis |
| ISSN: | 2703-1551 |
| DOI: | 10.14361/9783839455609 |
| Popis: | We know that robots are just machines. Why then do we often talk about them as if they were alive? The author explores this fascinating phenomenon, providing a rich insight into practices of animacy (and inanimacy) attribution to robot technology: from science-fiction to robotics R&D, from science communication to media discourse, and from the theoretical perspectives of STS to the cognitive sciences. Taking an interdisciplinary perspective, and backed by a wealth of empirical material, the author shows how scientists, engineers, journalists - and everyone else - can face the challenge of robot technology appearing "a little bit alive" with a reflexive and yet pragmatic stance. |
| Databáze: | SSOAR – Social Science Open Access Repository |
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