Roboethics A Navigating Overview
This volume explores the ethical questions that arise in the development, creation and use of robots that are capable of semiautonomous or autonomous decision making and human-like action. It examines how ethical and moral theories can and must be applied
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Spyros G. Tzafestas
Roboethics A Navigating Overview
Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering Volume 79
Series editor S.G. Tzafestas, Athens, Greece Editorial Advisory Board P. Antsaklis, Notre Dame, IN, USA P. Borne, Lille, France D.G. Caldwell, Salford, UK C.S. Chen, Akron, OH, USA T. Fukuda, Nagoya, Japan S. Monaco, Rome, Italy R.R. Negenborn, Delft, The Netherlands G. Schmidt, Munich, Germany S.G. Tzafestas, Athens, Greece F. Harashima, Tokyo, Japan D. Tabak, Fairfax, VA, USA K. Valavanis, Denver, CO, USA
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Spyros G. Tzafestas School of Electrical and Computer Engineering National Technical University of Athens Athens Greece
ISSN 2213-8986 ISSN 2213-8994 (electronic) Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering ISBN 978-3-319-21713-0 ISBN 978-3-319-21714-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-21714-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015945135 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
To my loving grandchildren Philippos, Myrto and Spyros
Preface
Morals are based on the knowledge of universal ideas, and so they have a universal character. Plato Relativity applies to physics, not to ethics. Albert Einstein
The aim of this book is to provide a navigating introductory overview of the fundamental concepts, principles and problems in the field of roboethics (robot ethics). Roboethics is a branch of applied ethics that attempts to illuminate how the ethical principles can be applied to address the delicate and critical ethical questions arising in using robots in our society. Ethics has its origin in ancient philosophy that has put the analytic
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