More Than Machines?
The Attribution of (In)Animacy to Robot Technology
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.
Kapitel-Übersicht
-
Frontmatter
Seiten 1 - 4 -
Contents
Seiten 5 - 6 -
Acknowledgements
Seiten 7 - 8 -
Preface
Seiten 9 - 10 -
1. Robots Wanted – Dead And/Or Alive
Seiten 11 - 30 -
2. Disciplinary Context and Terminology
Seiten 31 - 52 -
3. Making Robots: In/Animacy Attributions in Robotics Research and Development
Seiten 53 - 74 -
4. Showing Off Robots: In/Animacy Attributions in Robotics Demonstrations, Science Communication, and Marketing
Seiten 75 - 104 -
5. Reporting on Robots: In/Animacy Attributions in Media Discourse
Seiten 105 - 128 -
6. Conclusions … and Openings
Seiten 129 - 154 -
References
Seiten 155 - 204 -
List of Figures
Seiten 205 - 206 -
List of Abbreviations
Seiten 207 - 208 -
Appendix
Seiten 209 - 216
4. Februar 2021, 216 Seiten
ISBN: 978-3-8376-5560-5
Sofort versandfertig,
Lieferzeit 3-5 Werktage innerhalb Deutschlands
* = Preise inkl. Mehrwertsteuer. Deutschsprachige Bücher = gebundener Ladenpreis, fremdsprachige Bücher = unverbindliche Preisempfehlung. Versandkostenfreie Lieferung innerhalb Deutschlands, für Ausnahmen siehe Details.