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Four Kinds of Ethical Robots.

The article explores ethical agency for robots and moral decision-making for machines. The author describes different kinds of moral agency for robots related to the consequences of moral decisions, programmed considerations, and intention. Other topics include the metaphysical aspects of moral deve...

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Published in:Philosophy Now no. 72; pp. 12 - 15
Main Author: Moor, James H.
Format: Article
Published: Philosophy Now Mar/Apr2009
Subjects:
Robots
Ethics
Decision making
Moral development
Agent (Philosophy)
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article explores ethical agency for robots and moral decision-making for machines. The author describes different kinds of moral agency for robots related to the consequences of moral decisions, programmed considerations, and intention. Other topics include the metaphysical aspects of moral development, free will, and predictable environments.