{"product_id":"death-and-the-machine-intersections-of-mortality-and-robotics-hardcover","title":"Death and the Machine: Intersections of Mortality and Robotics - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSiobhan Lyons\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book challenges conventional notions of biological life and death in the area of robotics, discussing issues such as machine consciousness, autonomous AI, and representations of robots in popular culture. Using philosophical approaches alongside scientific theory, this book offers a compelling critique on the changing nature of both humanity and biological death in an increasingly technological world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis books challenges conventional notions of biological life and death in the area of robotics, discussing issues such as machine consciousness, autonomous AI, and representations of robots in popular culture. Using philosophical approaches alongside scientific theory, this book offers a compelling critique on the changing nature of both humanity and biological death in an increasingly technological world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSiobhan Lyons is a lecturer in media and cultural studies at Macquarie University, Australia. She has contributed to several books, including \u003ci\u003ePhilosophical Approaches to the Devil\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWestworld and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Nietzsche, Understanding Modernism\u003c\/i\u003e. Her works have also appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Conversation\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNew Philosopher\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. She was awarded the New Philosopher Writers' Award in 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 85\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 11, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42105266831495,"sku":"9789811303340","price":97.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/0758edf3fac916a4077e4675a0284d47.webp?v=1732432646","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/death-and-the-machine-intersections-of-mortality-and-robotics-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}