How to Include Artificial Bodies as Citizens

This essay ponders on the thorny issue of including artificial beings under the category of “citizen.” The increasing humanization of the artificial being, it suggests, prevents us from seeing and treating the machine as a being. But if the humanoid robot performs all the functions of a human being,...

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Published inSocial inclusion Vol. 12
Main Author Nayar, Pramod K.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Lisbon Cogitatio Press 01.01.2024
Cogitatio
Subjects
Altruism
Artificial
artificial beings
Citizens
citizenship
Emotional intelligence
Human rights
Humanization
humanoid robots
Implants
moral standing
personhood
Transplants
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Summary:This essay ponders on the thorny issue of including artificial beings under the category of “citizen.” The increasing humanization of the artificial being, it suggests, prevents us from seeing and treating the machine as a being. But if the humanoid robot performs all the functions of a human being, and acquires cultural traits such as emotional intelligence, rational thinking, or altruism, then on what grounds do we deny it the same status as a human person? Conversely, as more and more humans are cyborged, through transplants, implants, and prostheses, resulting in an erasure of their “core” humanity, then what is the difference between such a cyborged human with human rights and an artificial being?
ISSN:2183-2803
2183-2803
DOI:10.17645/si.8337