Persons, Animals, and Machines
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5337326 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthew Elton (University of Stirling, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 384-398 |
| Publication date | 1998-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Science Technology & Human Values (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0162-2439 • E-ISSN: 1552-8251 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/016224399802300402 |
| OpenAlex | W2141268654 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 11 |
What is the relationship between persons, animals, and machines? The author first presents a form of argument against any attempt to reduce biology to mechanism. He then runs a parallel argument for psychology and biology. But although he tries to resist reduction, he insists that to bring into being a person or an animal requires no more than the construction of a certain sort of machine, or causal engine, such that certain normative standards can be applied to its behavior If to call an entity a machine is to forego such commitments, then, trivially, no animal or person could be a machine. If the term "machine" implies no more than the presence of a causal engine, natural or artificial, then machines can be, and some are, animals or people
Biology · Cognitive science · Epistemology · Normative · sort · Computer Science · Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations · Philosophy · Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 1998 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |