Modern robots have arrived at a very matured state both in their mechanical / control aspects and their mental aspects. An Introduction to Robophilosophy explores the philosophical questions that arise in the development, creation, and use of mental - anthropomorphic and zoomorphic- robots that are capable of semiautonomous / autonomous operation, decision making and human-like action, being able to socially interact with humans and exhibit behavior similar to human beings or animals. Coverage first presents fundamental concepts, and an overview of philosophy, philosophy of science, and…mehr
Modern robots have arrived at a very matured state both in their mechanical / control aspects and their mental aspects. An Introduction to Robophilosophy explores the philosophical questions that arise in the development, creation, and use of mental - anthropomorphic and zoomorphic- robots that are capable of semiautonomous / autonomous operation, decision making and human-like action, being able to socially interact with humans and exhibit behavior similar to human beings or animals. Coverage first presents fundamental concepts, and an overview of philosophy, philosophy of science, and philosophy of technology. The six principal mental capabilities of modern robots, namely cognition, intelligence, autonomy, consciousness, conscience, and ethics are then studied from a philosophical point of view. They actually represent the product of technological embodiment of cognitive features to robots. Overall, readers are provided a consolidated thorough investigation of the philosophical aspects of these mental capabilities when embedded to robots. This book will serve as an ideal educational source in engineering and robotics courses as well as an introductory reference for researchers in the field of robotics, and it includes a rich bibliography.
Spyros G. Tzafestas was born in Corfu, Greece on December 3, 1939. Degrees: B.Sc. in Physics (1962) and P.G. Dipl. in Communications (1963) from Athens Univ. D.I.C. and M. Sc. (country-region Eng.) in Control from London Univ. (1967). Ph.D. in Systems and Control from Southampton Univ. (March 1969). Positions: Research leader at 'Demokritos' Res. Center in Computer Control (1969-1973). Professor of Control Systems at the Electrical Engineering Dept. of Patras Univ., Patras, Greece (Oct. 1973-Mar. 1985). Professor in Control and Robotics, Dir. of R&A Lab. at the School of E.& C. Eng. (SECE) of the Natl. Tech. Univ. of Athens (NTUA, Apr. 1985-Aug. 2006), Director of NTUA Inst. Comm. & Comp. Syst. (1999-2009). Supervisor of 35 Ph.D., and over 100 Master Theses. Recipient of D.Sc. (Southampton Univ.) and two honorary doctorates in engineering (TU Munich, Germany, and EC Lille, France). Over the years he worked in D. P.S., M.V. and M.D. Systems, Robotic systems, and AI, KB and CI control techniques (over 700 papers). He is a LIFE FELLOW of IEEE and a FELLOW of IET (IEE). Founding editor of J. Int. and Robotic Syst. (1988-2006). Chief Editor of the Springer ISCA book Series. Editor of 40 research books and 25 journal special issues. Organizer and/or chair of many Intl. conferences (IEEE CDC, EUCA, etc.), and coordinator of many national and European projects in IT, CIM, Robotics, Intelligent Systems, and Control. Author of seven international books and seven Greek books, His biography is included in more than 30 international biographical volumes. Currently, Dr. Tzafestas continues his scienti¿c work at NTUA as a Professor Emeritus-Senior Research Associate of SECE.
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An Introduction to Robophilosophy Cognition Intelligence Autonomy Consciousness Conscience and Ethics
