Book ID: CBB530445354

Robot Sex: Social and Ethical Implications (2018)

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Perspectives from philosophy, psychology religious studies, economics, and law on the possible future of robot-human sexual relationships.Sexbots are coming. Given the pace of technological advances, it is inevitable that realistic robots specifically designed for people's sexual gratification will be developed in the not-too-distant future. Despite popular culture's fascination with the topic, and the emergence of the much-publicized Campaign Against Sex Robots, there has been little academic research on the social, philosophical, moral, and legal implications of robot sex. This book fills the gap, offering perspectives from philosophy, psychology, religious studies, economics, and law on the possible future of robot-human sexual relationships. Contributors discuss what a sex robot is, if they exist, why we should take the issue seriously, and what it means to “have sex” with a robot. They make the case for developing sex robots, arguing for their beneficial nature, and the case against it, on religious and moral grounds; they consider the subject from the robot's perspective, addressing such issues as consent and agency; and they ask whether it is possible for a human to form a mutually satisfying, loving relationship with a robot. Finally, they speculate about the future of human-robot sexual interaction, considering the social acceptability of sex robots and the possible effect on society.Contributors Marina Adshade, Thomas Arnold, Julie Carpenter, John Danaher, Brian Earp, Lily Eva Frank, Joshua Goldstein, Michael Hauskeller, Noreen Herzfeld, Neil McArthur, Mark Migotti, Sven Nyholm, Ezio di Nucci, Steve Petersen, Anders Sandberg, Matthias Scheutz, Litska Strikwerda, Nicole Wyatt

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Review Marcus Arvan (2019) Review of "Robot Sex: Social and Ethical Implications". Metascience: An International Review Journal for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science (pp. 163-166). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Carlo Gelmetti
Adams, Vincanne
Beccalossi, Chiara
Bourke, Joanna
Bowman, Diana M.
Chiang, Howard Hsueh-Hao
Journals
Book History
Classical World
Comparative Studies in Society and History
Endeavour: Review of the Progress of Science
History of Psychology
History of the Human Sciences
Publishers
University of Chicago Press
Duke University Press
Manchester University Press
Picador
Reaktion Books
Rutgers University Press
Concepts
Sexuality
Sexual behavior
Homosexuality
Sexual hygiene
Women
Science and gender
People
Foucault, Michel
Geddes, Patrick
Clapperton, Jane Hume
Time Periods
19th century
18th century
20th century, early
Ancient
16th century
17th century
Places
Italy
India
Rome (Italy)
Tibet
China
France
Institutions
American Psychological Association
Collège de France, Paris
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