The robot as other: a postphenomenological perspective

Authors

  • Hidekazu Kanemitsu Kanazawa Institute of Technology, humanities and social sciences program

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4454/philinq.v7i1.238

Keywords:

philosophy of technology, postphenomenology, intersubjectivity, robots.

Abstract

In this paper, the author considers the robot from a philosophical point of view, particularly the question of the robot as other. First, he introduces a philosophical framework to view technology and a new configuration caused by the development of robotics.
Then, he uses several case studies to describe the state of current robotics. Finally, the author examines how to deal with this new reality, raising several issues.

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Published

2019-03-03

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2019)

Section

Focus

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