Alexis Elder
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 8891669 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Alexis Elder |
| PRENOMES | Alexis |
| SOBRENOME | Elder |
| ASSINATURA | ELDER A |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 3 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 4 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 3 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2013 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2016 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
False friends and false coinage
In this paper, an analogy that Aristotle drew between false friends and false coinage is leveraged to identify ethically important features of cases involving so-called sociable robots. The use of such robots to care for the elderly and disabled poses both benefits and costs. Although a uniform verdict on the ethical use of these robots is unlikely to be forthcoming, owing to the importance of context and wide array of variables that can influenc…
Boundary enforcement and social disruption through computer-mediated communication
In this paper, I investigate the impact boundary-promoting communication technology -- such as texts, comments, microblogging, and instant messaging -- have on friendships, and arrive at the surprising conclusion that these technologies are, despite appearances, good for personal relationships, and thereby good for us
Why Bad People Can't be Good Friends
Must the best friends necessarily be good people? On the one hand, as A ristotle puts it, ‘people think that the same people are good and also friends’. But on the other hand, friendship sometimes seems to require that one behave badly. For example, a normally honest person might lie to corroborate a friend's story. What I will call closeness, which I take to include sensitivity to friends' subjective values and concerns as well as an inclination…
Why Bad People Can't be Good Friends
Must the best friends necessarily be good people? On the one hand, as A ristotle puts it, ‘people think that the same people are good and also friends’. But on the other hand, friendship sometimes seems to require that one behave badly. For example, a normally honest person might lie to corroborate a friend's story. What I will call closeness, which I take to include sensitivity to friends' subjective values and concerns as well as an inclination…
Why Bad People Can't be Good Friends
Must the best friends necessarily be good people? On the one hand, as A ristotle puts it, ‘people think that the same people are good and also friends’. But on the other hand, friendship sometimes seems to require that one behave badly. For example, a normally honest person might lie to corroborate a friend's story. What I will call closeness, which I take to include sensitivity to friends' subjective values and concerns as well as an inclination…
False friends and false coinage
In this paper, an analogy that Aristotle drew between false friends and false coinage is leveraged to identify ethically important features of cases involving so-called sociable robots. The use of such robots to care for the elderly and disabled poses both benefits and costs. Although a uniform verdict on the ethical use of these robots is unlikely to be forthcoming, owing to the importance of context and wide array of variables that can influenc…
Boundary enforcement and social disruption through computer-mediated communication
In this paper, I investigate the impact boundary-promoting communication technology -- such as texts, comments, microblogging, and instant messaging -- have on friendships, and arrive at the surprising conclusion that these technologies are, despite appearances, good for personal relationships, and thereby good for us
Computer Science (2 obras) · Epistemology (2 obras) · Law (2 obras) · Political science (2 obras) · Psychology (2 obras) · Action (physics (1 obra) · Analogy (1 obra) · Artificial Intelligence (1 obra) · Artificial Intelligence (1 obra) · Boundary (topology) (1 obra)