Robotics, philosophy and the problems of autonomy

Pragmatics and Cognition

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 515-532

  Haselager, Willem F G ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Embodiment; Philosophy; Robotics

Indexed keywords

EID: 30144433257     PISSN: 09290907     EISSN: 15699943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/pc.13.3.07has     Document Type: Review

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