"A new translation of Karel Capek's 1920 play, R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots), with essays from contemporary writers and scientists"--Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Karel Čapek (1890–1938) was a Czech novelist, short story writer, playwright, and essayist best known for his dystopian works. He was the author of War with the Newts, The Makropulos Affair, The Absolute at Large , The White Disease, and many other notable works. Jitka Čejková is Associate Professor in the Chemical Robotics Laboratory at the University of Chemistry and Technology Prague. Her research focuses on how chemical engineers can contribute to artificial life research.
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INTRODUCTION ix Jitka Čejková R.U.R. (ROSSUM’S UNIVERSAL ROBOTS) 1 Karel Čapek, translated by Štěpán S. Šimek TRANSLATOR’S NOTE 99 ESSAYS 1 ROBOTS AND THE PRECOCIOUS BIRTH OF SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY 105 Julyan Cartwright 2 ANOTHER METHOD WITH THE POTENTIAL TO DEVELOP LIFE 117 Nathaniel Virgo 3 HUMANS AND MACHINES: DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES 121 Carlos Gershenson 4 R.U.R. AND THE ROBOT REVOLUTION: INTELLIGENCE AND LABOR, SOCIETY AND AUTONOMY 133 Inman Harvey 5 IT WASN’T WRONG TO DREAM: THE PARADISE OR HELL OF OUR JOBLESS FUTURE 147 Julie Nováková 6 R.U.R.: A SHREWD PLUTOCRAT, A GENIUS ENGINEER, AND AN ANTI-SUE WALK INTO A BAR 153 Lana Sinapayen 7 ARTIFICIAL PANPSYCHISM 161 George Musser 8 WHAT IS “THE SECRET OF LIFE”? THE MIND-BODY PROBLEM IN ČAPEK’S R.U.R. 169 Tom Froese 9 THE ROBOT 177 Jana Horáková 10 IS THE “SOUL” SYNONYMOUS WITH CONSCIOUSNESS? 193 Sina Khajehabdollahi 11 SCIENCE WITHOUT CONSCIENCE IS THE SOUL’S PERDITION 199 Antoine Pasquali 12 KAREL ČAPEK: THE VISIONARY OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ARTIFICIAL LIFE 207 Hiroki Sayama 13 ROSSUM’S UNIVERSAL XENOBOTS 213 Josh Bongard 14 WHY ARE NO MORE CHILDREN BEING BORN? 217 Hemma Philamore 15 LOVE IN THE TIME OF ROOMBA 221 Seth Bullock 16 THE LESSON OF AFFECTION FROM THE WEAK ROBOTS 227 Dominique Chen 17 GENERATIVE ETHICS IN ARTIFICIAL LIFE 233 Takashi Ikegami 18 FROM R.U.R. TO ROBOT EVOLUTION 241 Geoff Nitschke and Gusz Eiben 19 ROBOTS AT THE EDGE OF CHAOS AND THE PHASE TRANSITIONS OF LIFE 251 Miguel Aguilera and Iñigo R. Arandia 20 ROBOTIC LIFE BEYOND EARTH 259 Olaf Witkowski AFTERWORD: “THE AUTHOR OF THE ROBOTS DEFENDS HIMSELF” 265 Karel Čapek CONTRIBUTORS 269 ILLUSTRATION CREDITS 275 NOTES 277 INDEX 289
INTRODUCTION ix Jitka Čejková R.U.R. (ROSSUM’S UNIVERSAL ROBOTS) 1 Karel Čapek, translated by Štěpán S. Šimek TRANSLATOR’S NOTE 99 ESSAYS 1 ROBOTS AND THE PRECOCIOUS BIRTH OF SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY 105 Julyan Cartwright 2 ANOTHER METHOD WITH THE POTENTIAL TO DEVELOP LIFE 117 Nathaniel Virgo 3 HUMANS AND MACHINES: DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES 121 Carlos Gershenson 4 R.U.R. AND THE ROBOT REVOLUTION: INTELLIGENCE AND LABOR, SOCIETY AND AUTONOMY 133 Inman Harvey 5 IT WASN’T WRONG TO DREAM: THE PARADISE OR HELL OF OUR JOBLESS FUTURE 147 Julie Nováková 6 R.U.R.: A SHREWD PLUTOCRAT, A GENIUS ENGINEER, AND AN ANTI-SUE WALK INTO A BAR 153 Lana Sinapayen 7 ARTIFICIAL PANPSYCHISM 161 George Musser 8 WHAT IS “THE SECRET OF LIFE”? THE MIND-BODY PROBLEM IN ČAPEK’S R.U.R. 169 Tom Froese 9 THE ROBOT 177 Jana Horáková 10 IS THE “SOUL” SYNONYMOUS WITH CONSCIOUSNESS? 193 Sina Khajehabdollahi 11 SCIENCE WITHOUT CONSCIENCE IS THE SOUL’S PERDITION 199 Antoine Pasquali 12 KAREL ČAPEK: THE VISIONARY OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ARTIFICIAL LIFE 207 Hiroki Sayama 13 ROSSUM’S UNIVERSAL XENOBOTS 213 Josh Bongard 14 WHY ARE NO MORE CHILDREN BEING BORN? 217 Hemma Philamore 15 LOVE IN THE TIME OF ROOMBA 221 Seth Bullock 16 THE LESSON OF AFFECTION FROM THE WEAK ROBOTS 227 Dominique Chen 17 GENERATIVE ETHICS IN ARTIFICIAL LIFE 233 Takashi Ikegami 18 FROM R.U.R. TO ROBOT EVOLUTION 241 Geoff Nitschke and Gusz Eiben 19 ROBOTS AT THE EDGE OF CHAOS AND THE PHASE TRANSITIONS OF LIFE 251 Miguel Aguilera and Iñigo R. Arandia 20 ROBOTIC LIFE BEYOND EARTH 259 Olaf Witkowski AFTERWORD: “THE AUTHOR OF THE ROBOTS DEFENDS HIMSELF” 265 Karel Čapek CONTRIBUTORS 269 ILLUSTRATION CREDITS 275 NOTES 277 INDEX 289
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