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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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Mindshaping and robotics

Víctor Fernández Castro

pp. 115-135

Abstract

Social robotics attempts to build robots able to interact with humans and other robots. Philosophical and scientific research in social cognition can provide social robotics research with models of social cognition to implement those models in mechanic agents. The aim of this paper is twofold: firstly, I present and defend a framework in social cognition known as mindshaping. According to it, human beings are biologically predisposed to learn and teach cultural and rational norms and complex cultural patterns of behavior that enhance social cognition. Secondly, I will highlight how this framework can open new research perspectives in the area of social robotics.

Publication details

Published in:

Hakli Raul, Seibt Johanna (2017) Sociality and normativity for robots: philosophical inquiries into human-robot interactions. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 115-135

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-53133-5_6

Full citation:

Fernández Castro Víctor (2017) „Mindshaping and robotics“, In: R. Hakli & J. Seibt (eds.), Sociality and normativity for robots, Dordrecht, Springer, 115–135.