Robots, theology and the personhood of nonhumans : a critique
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Erwaegen, Wissen, Ethik (Deliberation, Knowledge, Ethics)
Publication Date
10-1-2009
Volume
20
Issue
2
First Page
215
Last Page
217
Publisher
Lucius und Lucius Verlagsgesellschaft mbH
Abstract
In her paper, Anne Foerst tries to explore a way of reconciling the theological view of human beings as images of God with what she labels the "scientific anthropology," which she assumes to be the metaphysical basis for the creations of Artificial Intelligence and Artificial Life ("AI" and "AL" in the following discussion). The argument seems to suffer from a misapprehension of the metaphysical basis, the goals, and the actual variety of AI and AL technology, which far exceeds the class of artifacts considered by Foerst.
Print ISSN
16103696
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Language
English
Recommended Citation
Matthias, A. (2009). Robots, theology and the personhood of nonhumans: A critique. Erwaegen, Wissen, Ethik (Deliberation, Knowledge, Ethics), 20(2), 215-217.