UID:
edocfu_9959782089302883
Format:
1 online resource (216 p.)
ISBN:
9783839455609
Series Statement:
Science Studies
Content:
We know that robots are just machines. Why then do we often talk about them as if they were alive? Laura Voss 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, Voss 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.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Acknowledgements --
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Preface --
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1. Robots Wanted – Dead And/Or Alive --
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2. Disciplinary Context and Terminology --
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3. Making Robots: In/Animacy Attributions in Robotics Research and Development --
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4. Showing Off Robots: In/Animacy Attributions in Robotics Demonstrations, Science Communication, and Marketing --
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5. Reporting on Robots: In/Animacy Attributions in Media Discourse --
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6. Conclusions … and Openings --
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References --
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List of Figures --
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List of Abbreviations --
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Appendix
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.14361/9783839455609
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783839455609
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783839455609
