Machines and the moral community

Philosophy and Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 97-111

  Neely, Erica L ^a  

^a OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial intelligence Intelligent machines; Conscious machines; Machine rights; Moral community; Moral patiency; Robot ethics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899471348     PISSN: 22105433     EISSN: 22105441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13347-013-0114-y     Document Type: Article

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