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Erschienen in: Ethics and Information Technology 1/2017

01.04.2017 | Original Paper

Is the machine question the same question as the animal question?

verfasst von: Katharyn Hogan

Erschienen in: Ethics and Information Technology | Ausgabe 1/2017

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This paper is an investigation of ‘the machine question’ that David Gunkel (The Machine Question, 2012) articulates as the question of whether there is a possibility that machines could qualify as moral agents and/or patients, deserving of inclusion in ethical considerations. As Gunkel says in his conclusion, “We began by questioning the place of the machine in ethics. It appeared, at the outset at least, to be a rather simple and direct inquiry. Either computers, AI’s, robots and other mechanisms are a legitimate moral agent and/or patient, or they are not” (Gunkel 2012, p. 210). The question of this paper is: Is the machine question the same question as the animal question? …

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Metadaten
Titel
Is the machine question the same question as the animal question?
verfasst von
Katharyn Hogan
Publikationsdatum
01.04.2017
Verlag
Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in
Ethics and Information Technology / Ausgabe 1/2017
Print ISSN: 1388-1957
Elektronische ISSN: 1572-8439
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10676-017-9418-4

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