Two Steps Forward: An African Relational Account of Moral Standing

Nancy S. Jecker; Caesar A. Atiure; Martin Odei Ajei

doi:10.1007/s13347-022-00533-3

Two Steps Forward: An African Relational Account of Moral Standing

Nancy S. Jecker, Caesar A. Atiure, Martin Odei Ajei

Department of Philosophy and Classics

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Abstract

This paper replies to a commentary by John-Stewart Gordon on our paper, “The Moral Standing of Social Robots: Untapped Insights from Africa.” In the original paper, we set forth an African relational view of personhood and show its implications for the moral standing of social robots. This reply clarifies our position and answers three objections. The objections concern (1) the ethical significance of intelligence, (2) the meaning of ‘pro-social,' and (3) the justification for prioritizing humans over pro-social robots.

Original language	English
Article number	38
Journal	Philosophy and Technology
Volume	35
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s13347-022-00533-3
Publication status	Published - Jun 2022

Keywords

African philosophy
Artificial intelligence
Personhood
Social robots
Ubuntu

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