Assistive Care Robots and Older Adults: Employing a Care Ethics Lens

Canadian Journal of Bioethics

Rachel Hewitt¹ 

[1] Division of Community Health and Humanities, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Canada;

关键词: ethics;    robotics;    assistive technology;    social robotics;    human-robot interaction;    caring;   

DOI  :  10.7202/1077637ar

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

To date, ethical critiques of the use of assistive healthcare robotics have not closely examined the purported care relationship between such robots and their users. Drawing upon the work of care ethics scholars, I argue that authentic care relies upon capacities inherently reciprocal and responsive in nature, which ultimately precludes socially assistive robots from being useful caring tools.

【 授权许可】

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