Person, Thing, Robot: A Moral and Legal Ontology for the 21st Century and Beyond
Person, Thing, Robot examines the moral and legal categories used to understand persons, things, and robots. Focusing on ontology in the 21st century and beyond, David J. Gunkel considers how changing technologies challenge established assumptions about status, responsibility, and recognition.
About This Book
Person, Thing, Robot explores moral and legal ontology in relation to contemporary and future technologies.
The book considers the categories of person and thing alongside the emerging category of the robot.
It examines how these classifications may shape ethical understanding and legal treatment.
Written for readers interested in philosophy, law, technology, and ethics, the book addresses questions about the status of robots in the modern world and beyond.
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