The Dilemma of Openness in Social Robots

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 342-365
Author(s):  
Felix Tun Han Lo ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Structure ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Therapeutic Effect ◽  
Karl Marx ◽  
Social Robots ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Philosophical Inquiry ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Ideal

This paper conducts a philosophical inquiry into past empirical research that reveals emotional coupling and category confusion between the human and the social robot. It examines whether emotional coupling and category confusion would increase or diminish the reification of human emotion and the human milieu by examining whether they fulfill the ideal of openness in technology. The important theories of openness, from the respective proposals of open industrial machines by Gérard-Joseph Christian and Karl Marx, to Umberto Eco’s critique of open art and Gilbert Simondon’s philosophy of open technology, are in agreement that (i) openness is the condition for realizing the potentiality for transcending the existing aesthetic, technical, or social structure, and (ii) that the realization of potentiality would diminish the reification of the human milieu. The therapeutic effect of emotional coupling with social robots seems to fulfill this ideal of open technology, whereas category confusion seems to increase rather than diminish reification. If people confuse the robot with the human, they risk losing sight of the unpredictability of other human beings that is essential to human development. This paper concludes that it is possible to avoid category confusion by building social robots without giving them a human-like appearance.

scholarly journals People’s Attitudes Towards the Use of Robots in the Social Services: A Multilevel Analysis Using Eurobarometer Data

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Carradore
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Multilevel Analysis ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Cellular Phone ◽  
Social Robots ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Domestic Sphere ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
The Social

AbstractRobots have been employed in the industrial sectors for over half a century; however, their appearance in the domestic sphere is a modern phenomenon, occurring in just the last decade. These so-called social robots are carrying out a variety of tasks traditionally carried out by humans, and in contexts in which they must interact with human beings. These kinds of social robots are now being used in the welfare services, providing assistive services and companionship for the infirm or elderly, and even children. Thus, the use of social robots in everyday life has triggered an animated debate about the acceptance of these devices by their end users. In this paper, multilevel analysis is applied using data from the Eurobarometer survey (sample size 27,901, covering 28 countries) to investigate how socio-demographic characteristics and country-level indicators of technological and economic development (the rate of high-technology manufactured exports, the cellular phone subscriptions rate and GDP) influence how robots are accepted in the realm of the social services. The results show that only individual (socio-demographic) and technology acceptance model (TAM) factors influence attitudes towards social robots. The effects of the contextual variables considered were not statistically strong enough to explain the attitudes towards social robots for social services.

scholarly journals Kompromi dan Interseksionalitas Gender dalam Pemberian Mahar: Tradisi Ampa Coi Ndai pada Suku Mbojo

ULUMUNA ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 217-236
Author(s):  
Atun Wardatun
Keyword(s):  
Social Economic ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Gender Analysis ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Gender Relation ◽  
Social Categories ◽  
The Social ◽  
Marriage Contract ◽  
Gender Status ◽  
The Ideal

Ampa Co’i Ndai is a practiced tradition among Suku Mbojo[1] (Bimanese ethnic) where the resource of bride-payment is from the brides, wholly or partially, but it is named after the groom during the declaration of marriage contract. The tradition is, usually, applicable if the social, economic, and/or educational status of brides are higher than that of grooms. Whereas, the ideal expectation of culture and religious norms position men as superior human beings. Gender analysis observes that the tradition is a compromise of the ideal expectation and the real fact of gender relation. In the gender intersectionality’s view, the tradition shows that the male-female relationship should not only be explained merely based on the sexual differences but should be examined comprehensively along with other social categories such as economic, social and educational status. Gender status should be seen as a cross-cutting issue which is inseparable with multi identities of human being. [1]Suku Mbojo adalah nama Suku bagi orang Bima (penduduk bagian paling Timur Nusatenggara Barat dan terletak di pulau Sumbawa).

Dissent among the Non-Russian Peoples of the USSR: A Brief Commentary from the Sociological Perspective

1973 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-23
Author(s):  
Tönu Parming
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Soviet Union ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Total Population ◽  
Sociological Perspective ◽  
Sociological Study ◽  
Central Importance ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Ideal

The present brief commentary is focused primarily on a topic which at first appearance might seem tangential, but which nevertheless is of central importance to a sociological study of dissent among the non-Russian people of the Soviet Union, who together make up approximately one-half of that country's total population. Ongoing sociological study of any phenomenon ideally is characterized by a data-theory cycle, where a conceptual or theoretical model or framework helps guide empirical research, and where the social reality manifest in observations or the data collected continually tests and refines the guiding model or framework. The ideal is, of course, rarely attained, a matter most noticeable and pronounced in the study of “Soviet minorities.”

scholarly journals Medienanthropologie

2018 ◽  
Vol 94 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-50
Author(s):  
Christoph Wulf
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Digital Natives ◽  
Cultural Development ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World

This article analyses the role of media for human development and education and the importance of anthropology for the understanding of media. It focuses the role of media for the social and cultural development of human beings and for the performative use of media. It demonstrates to what degree media are prerequisites for our understanding of the world and of ourselves and emphasizes the importance of the new media for the ›digital natives‹.

scholarly journals PENYANGKALAN ADANYA TUHAN DALAM PANDANGAN ATEIS DAN SAINS MODERN

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-104
Author(s):  
Herwansyah Herwansyah
Keyword(s):  
Sigmund Freud ◽  
Karl Marx ◽  
Social Condition ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Existence Of God ◽  
Ludwig Feuerbach ◽  
Jean Paul ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
19Th And 20Th Century

The philosophy of the 19th and 20th centuries gave birth to the idea of atheism. Modern atheist figures include Ludwig Feuerbach, Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche, Sigmund Freud and Jean-Paul Sartre. The denial of God presented by each of the 19th and 20th century figures has his own arguments and context. According to Feurbach God is the creation of human delusion. Karl Marx, religion is the opium of the people. Nietzsche, God is dead. Sigmund Freud, religion according to his psychological nature is an illusion. Sartre, the existence of God is nothingness. The denial of God by modern scientists does not mean not to believe in the existence of God at all, but they just have put aside the existence of God. The scientists deny the existence of God with mean to awaken, awaken the religious human beings of the social condition

scholarly journals DAKWAH KENABIAN DAN KONSTRUKSI MASYARAKAT KHAYALAN

TASAMUH ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Ishak Hariyanto ◽  
Agus Dedi Putrawan
Keyword(s):  
Social System ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Social Institution ◽  
Collective Agreement ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Prophetic Preaching ◽  
The Social ◽  
Mutual Action ◽  
The Ideal

The Prophet's missionary journey as an arena for building a humanitarian system that is mutually acceptable and recognizes the values ​​of human equality in the social system is still a deviation, even though life must embrace one another, accept unconditionally and respect human values. Acceptance of fellow humans seems to have become a deviation and even becomes collective amnesia in social life. This collective amnesia is present in human life without realizing that we live in it so that acceptance in the name of the man as a form of hablumminannas is like the construction of a mere imaginary society. The construction of imaginary societies has occurred in Medina as a social institution on the journey of prophetic preaching. Such things occur as a process of living systems; a process of establishing his identity as a social system in building the ideal society that has ever existed on this earth. The Madinah community is a society based on a collective agreement stated in a charter, commonly known as the charter of Medina. Relations between groups are built based on the breath of acceptance among others, because of the awareness of the similarity of the nature and dignity of human beings. Why Medina is referred to as a normal social system identity, not because of the intersubjectivity; acceptability of humans and humans built from all components of the social system is always in communication and mutual action.

The Concept of ‘Bewitching’ in Lugbara

Africa ◽  
1955 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 252-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Middleton
Keyword(s):  
Social Structure ◽  
Social System ◽  
The Other ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
The Social ◽  
The One ◽  
Opening Paragraph ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Way

Opening ParagraphIn this paper I consider some Lugbara notions about witches, ghosts, and other agents who bring sickness to human beings. I do not discuss the relationship of these notions, and the behaviour associated with them, to the social structure. The two aspects, ideological and structural, are intimately connected, but it is possible to discuss them separately: on the one hand, to present the ideology as a system consistent within itself and, on the other, to show the way in which it is part of the total social system. Here I attempt only the former.

scholarly journals The Principles of The City-State in Aflatun’s View

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 597-627
Author(s):  
Muslim Hassan Mohammed ◽  
Zryan Hamza Aziz
Keyword(s):  
Political Systems ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Ideal State ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
The Will ◽  
City State ◽  
The Right ◽  
The City ◽  
The Ideal

Aflatun’s thoughts, as great Greek philosopher, are still counted as one of the best references in terms of political philosophy and are in practice in the world of politics. Aflatun owns a utopian state based on the foundation of justice and virtue. Aflatun’s state, ruled by philosopher-kings, is characterized by having particular thoughts about the system of education. Politics is vitally important within Aflatun’s philosophy. It is regarded as means of planning his utopian city. Aflatun believes that political systems can be classified, in accordance to their ruling type, into aristocracy, timocracy, oligarchy, democracy, monarchy and dictatorship. Among them, Aflatun believes that aristocracy is the best since it’s practiced by a philosopher-king.    Aflatun in his ideal state refers to metaphysics as an important basic of his utopian city.  Aflatun’s view is that the ideal state can only be cherished in the life of hereafter, though those in power may be able to find some sort of the ideal life in this world. The philosopher-kings, on the other hand, are able to practice such an ideal life in this world. In Aflatun’s view, any sort of change happening in the world from the perfection towards the imperfection and weakness. This is due to the unstable feature of the world that never stays constantly. Only God is characterized by stableness and mortality.    Aflatun thinks that ‘ethics’ is one of the practical fields of philosophy which shows the will of any human being that depends on performing the duty of individuals in the society to establish social justice. Aflatun states that education refers to the right preparation of human beings to suit the world of justice. He sees the education as the highest virtue. Aflatun repeats that all the social city-state classes have to get the proper education formed in certain phases based on the age of the citizens.

scholarly journals A kapitalista társadalom struktúrája

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 147-177
Author(s):  
Zoltán Farkas
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Structure ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Capitalist Society ◽  
Social Classes ◽  
Restricted Class ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Social

In this paper, I discuss the social structure of modern capitalist society in a new conception based on the theory of institutional sociology. In the first part of the paper, I briefly outline the social structure of modern capitalist society. Taking social relations into account in terms of certain types of social capital and social relationships, I differentiate the following social classes in the modern capitalist society: (1) authority class, (2) strong tolerated class, (3) supported class, (4) medial tolerated class, (5) patronized class, (6) restricted class, (7) less weak tolerated class, (8) less exposed class, (9) very weak tolerated class and (10) very exposed class. In the second part of the paper, I analyse the social structure or the social classes composing the social structure in more detail. In the third part, I point out further aspects that ought to be considered in the empirical research of the social structure of capitalist society

scholarly journals Memaknai Unsur Naratif Dalam Film Parasite Melalui Perspektif Filsafat Kebebasan Manusia

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-42
Author(s):  
Rifqi Nadhmy Dhia ◽  
Firman Kurniawan
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Social Structure ◽  
Social Stratification ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
The Social ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Meaning Production ◽  
Narrative Element

Human beings essentially have social freedom inherent in themselves. Parasite (2019), a film which raises social issues in South Korea, has a close relationship with the reality of social stratification in society. Using the film Parasite as a case study, this article attempts to trace the tendency of meaning production regarding the philosophy of human freedom. In the process, this article draws the conclusion that the depiction of a person within the social structure in the narrative element of the Parasite film can represent the meaning of social freedom which is also limited by other human freedoms. Keywords: Communication; Philosophy; Social Freedom; Social Structure; Parasite

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