Motions with Emotions?: A Phenomenological Approach to Understanding the Simulated Aliveness of a Robot Body.

This article examines how the interactive capabilities of companion robots, particularly their materiality and animate movements, appeal to human users and generate an image of aliveness. Building on Husserl's phenomenological notion of a 'double body' and theories of emotions as affective responses...

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Publicado en:Techné: Research in Philosophy & Technology Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 318 - 342
Autores principales: Parviainen, Jaana, Aerschot, Lina van, Särkikoski, Tuomo, Pekkarinen, Satu, Melkas, Helinä
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Publicado: Philosophy Documentation Center 2019
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