Cog, a humanoid robot, and the question of the image of God

Zygon

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 91-111

  Foerst, Anne ^a,b,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b HARVARD DIVINITY SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial intelligence; Cog; Image of God; Performative; Robotics; Symbol; Theology

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750149362     PISSN: 05912385     EISSN: 14679744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0591-2385.1291998129     Document Type: Article

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