Tensions and Philosophical Longings in Human-Robot Interactions

An Ethical and Postphenomenological Approach to the Problem of Android Alterity and its Place in the Future Society

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https://doi.org/10.52712/issn.1850-0013-719

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human-robot interaction, androids, postphenomenology, roboethics, technological alterity

Abstract

This article studies the problem of otherness in human-robot interactions, especially in the figure of the android. Thinking of this entity as a “you” with its particularities brings with it a series of phenomenological and ethical problems that are strongly linked to the question about the place of human beings in the framework of future technological development. The appearance of this otherness can modify the current conceptions of society, life and feelings, among other characteristics. In this sense, the main premise of this article is to offer a study that provides answers, from a philosophical point of view, to the tensions that may emerge between this new social agent and the subjects.

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Ricardo Andrade, National University of Río Negro

PhD candidate in social sciences and humanities, specializing in social studies of science and technology at the National University of Río Negro (UNRN), Argentina. CONICET fellow based at the Center for Studies in Science, Technology, Culture, and Development (CITECDE/UNRN). Master's degree in foreign language literature and comparative literature from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), diploma in contemporary philosophical issues (UBA), and bachelor's degree in literature from the Central University of Venezuela (UCV).

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2024-12-04

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Andrade, R. (2024). Tensions and Philosophical Longings in Human-Robot Interactions: An Ethical and Postphenomenological Approach to the Problem of Android Alterity and its Place in the Future Society. Revista Iberoamericana De Ciencia, Tecnología Y Sociedad - CTS (Ibero-American Science, Technology and Society Journal), 20(60), 59–79. https://doi.org/10.52712/issn.1850-0013-719

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