Robot sex : social and ethical implications

Robot sex : social and ethical implications / [edited by] John Danaher and Neil McArthur.

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...

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Other Authors: Danaher, John (Editor), McArthur, Neil, 1972- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Sex toys.
Human-robot interaction.
Robots > Social aspects.
Robotics > Human factors.
Table of Contents:
  • I. Introducing robot sex
  • Should we be thinking about robot sex? / John Danaher
  • On the very idea of sex with robots / Mark Migotti and Nicole Wyatt
  • II. Defending robot sex
  • The case for sexbots / Neil McArthur
  • Should we campaign against sex robots? / John Danaher, Brian Earp, and Anders Sandberg
  • Sex robots and the rights of the disabled / Ezio Di Nucci
  • III. Challenging robot sex
  • Religious perspectives on sex with robots / Noreen Herzfeld
  • The symbolic-consequences argument in the sex robot debate / John Danaher
  • Legal and moral implications of child sex robots / Litska Strikwerda
  • IV. The robot's perspective
  • Is it good for them too? : ethical concern for the sexbots / Steve Petersen
  • Was it good for you too? : the new natural law theory and the paradoxical good of sexbots / Joshua D. Goldstein
  • V. The possibility of robot love
  • Automatic sweethearts for transhumanists / Michael Hauskeller
  • From sex robots to love robots : is mutual love with a robot possible? / Sven Nyholm and Lily Eva Frank
  • VI. The future of robot sex
  • Intimacy, bonding, and sex robots : examining empirical results and exploring ethical ramifications / Matthias Scheutz and Thomas Arnold
  • Deus sex machina: loving robot sex workers and the allure of an insincere kiss / Julia Carpenter
  • Sexbot-induced social change : an economic perspective / Marina Adshade.

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