Call for Papers for Philosophy and Technology‘s special issue (online first) on
Social Robots and Recognition
Socio-Ontological, (Machine-)Ethical, and Socio-Political Trajectories
Guest Editors:
- Marco Nørskov (Aarhus University & Hiroshi Ishiguro Laboratories)
- Sladjana Nørskov (Aarhus University)
Deadline for paper submission: June 1, 2018
INTRODUCTION:
Social robotic solutions are currently being developed and tested on a large scale. From workspace collaborators to caretakers of our children and elderly to intimate companions-social robots are imagined to enter into virtually all spheres of social interaction. They are heralded as solutions as well as cautioned against with respect to a variety of socio-political problems such as demographic challenges and inequality. Although appearance and functionality of these machines vary, what they have in common is that they draw on our fundamental relational capacities. A central topic in this context is recognition, here understood as the acknowledgement of the other as individual/collective and robot/human.… read more. “Call: “Social Robots and Recognition” special issue of Philosophy and Technology”