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Berkeley Electronic Press is pleased to announce the following special issue of Studies in Ethics, Law, and Technology.
The Convergence of the Physical, Mental and Virtual
This special issue of SELT is dedicated to state-of-the-art body/brain-machine interfaces and companion robotics. It takes as its point of departure the gap that exists between the visionary work and experimentation undertaken by scientists, and the results of theoretical and practical reflection on issues of ethical, legal and social relevance. We bring together here experimenters, philosophers and ELSA scholars, to describe and explain cutting-edge research and to communicate some of the implications for individual and social well-being. In doing this, we hope to set an example of how radically different disciplines can communicate and complement each other's work.
Guest Editor:
Dr. Kristrún Gunnarsdóttir, Lancaster University, UK
Editorial
The Convergence of the Physical, Mental and Virtual
Kristrun Gunnarsdottir
Articles
Artificial Companions: Empathy and Vulnerability Mirroring in Human-Robot Relations
Mark Coeckelbergh
Brain Gene Transfer and Brain Implants
Rolando Meloni, Jacques Mallet, and Nicole Faucon Biguet
James Giordano
Elisabeth Hildt
Future Issues with Robots and Cyborgs
Kevin Warwick
Brain-Machine Interfaces and Personal Responsibility for Action – Maybe Not As Complicated After All
Søren Holm and Teck Chuan Voo
New Questions, or Only Old Questions in a New Guise?
Ruth Chadwick
Kevin Warwick’s Experiment 1: Future Identity
Juliet Lodge
Kevin Warwick
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