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- Connects an examination of human-robot interactions with larger considerations of modernity and 21st century technology
- Demonstrates the importance of actively questioning how technology changes the intimate relationships of humans
- Examines human interactions with robots through the lens of magical thinking and enchantment
Part of the book series: Social and Cultural Studies of Robots and AI (SOCUSRA)
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Philosophy, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poznań, Poland
Maciej Musiał
About the author
Maciej Musiał, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland. He is interested in transformations of intimacy, new technologies and magical thinking.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Enchanting Robots
Book Subtitle: Intimacy, Magic, and Technology
Authors: Maciej Musiał
Series Title: Social and Cultural Studies of Robots and AI
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12579-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG, part of Springer Nature 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-12578-3Published: 08 March 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-12579-0Published: 28 February 2019
Series ISSN: 2523-8523
Series E-ISSN: 2523-8531
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 159
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour
Topics: Science and Technology Studies, Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Artificial Intelligence, Control, Robotics, Mechatronics