Christian anthropology-based contributions to the ethics of socially assistive robots in care for older adults

IF 1.7 2区哲学 Q2 ETHICS

Bioethics Pub Date : 2024-06-10 DOI:10.1111/bioe.13322

Chris Gastmans, Edoardo Sinibaldi, Richard Lerner, Miguel Yáñez, László Kovács, Laura Palazzani, Renzo Pegoraro, Tijs Vandemeulebroucke

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Abstract

Our society, in general, and health care, in particular, faces notable challenges due to the emergence of innovative digital technologies. The use of socially assistive robots in aged care is a particular digital application that provokes ethical reflection. The answers we give to the ethical questions associated with socially assistive robots are framed by ontological and anthropological considerations of what constitutes human beings and how the meaning of being human relates to how these robots are conceived. Religious beliefs and secular worldviews, each of which may participate fully in pluralist societies, have an important responsibility in this foundational debate, as anthropological theories can be inspired by religious and secular viewpoints. This article identifies seven anthropological considerations grounded in the synthesis of biblical scriptures, Roman Catholic documents, and recent research literature. We highlight the inspirational quality of these anthropological considerations when dealing with ethical issues regarding the development and use of socially assistive robots in aged care. With this contribution, we aim to foster a global and inclusive dialogue on digitalization in aged care that deeply challenges our basic understanding of what constitutes a human being and how this notion relates to machine artefacts.

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基督教人类学对老年人护理中社会辅助机器人伦理的贡献。

由于创新数字技术的出现，我们的社会，尤其是医疗保健领域面临着显著的挑战。在老年护理领域使用社会辅助机器人是一种特殊的数字应用，引发了伦理反思。我们对与社会辅助机器人相关的伦理问题所给出的答案是以本体论和人类学的考虑为框架的，即什么是人类，以及人类的意义与这些机器人的概念有什么关系。宗教信仰和世俗世界观都可以充分参与多元社会，它们在这场基础性辩论中负有重要责任，因为人类学理论可以从宗教和世俗观点中得到启发。本文综合圣经经文、罗马天主教文献和最新研究文献，提出了七种人类学观点。我们强调了这些人类学观点在处理老年护理领域社会辅助机器人的开发和使用的伦理问题时所具有的启发性。我们的这一贡献旨在促进就养老护理领域的数字化问题开展全球性和包容性对话，从而深入挑战我们对 "人 "的基本理解以及这一概念与机器人工制品之间的关系。

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Bioethics 医学-医学：伦理

CiteScore

4.20

自引率

9.10%

发文量

127

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： As medical technology continues to develop, the subject of bioethics has an ever increasing practical relevance for all those working in philosophy, medicine, law, sociology, public policy, education and related fields. Bioethics provides a forum for well-argued articles on the ethical questions raised by current issues such as: international collaborative clinical research in developing countries; public health; infectious disease; AIDS; managed care; genomics and stem cell research. These questions are considered in relation to concrete ethical, legal and policy problems, or in terms of the fundamental concepts, principles and theories used in discussions of such problems. Bioethics also features regular Background Briefings on important current debates in the field. These feature articles provide excellent material for bioethics scholars, teachers and students alike.