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    On Humans and Machines
    with Orsolya Friedrich and Sebastian Schleidgen
    Techné: Research in Philosophy and Technology 26 (2): 207-231. 2022.
    In the present article we examine the anthropological implications of “intelligent” neurotechnologies (INTs). For this purpose, we first give an introduction to current developments of INTs by specifying their central characteristics. We then present and discuss traditional anthropological concepts such as the “homo faber,” the concept of humans as “deficient beings,” and the concept of the “cyborg,” questioning their descriptive relevance regarding current neurotechnological applications. To th…Read more
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    Imitating the Human. New Human–Machine Interactions in Social Robots
    with Orsolya Friedrich and Sebastian Schleidgen
    NanoEthics 16 (2): 181-192. 2022.
    Social robots are designed to perform intelligent, emotional, and autonomous behavior in order to establish intimate relationships with humans, for instance, in the context of elderly care. However, the imitation of qualities usually assumed to be necessary for human reciprocal interaction may impact our understanding of social interaction. Against this background, we compare the technical operations based on which social robots imitate human-like behavior with the concepts of emotionality, inte…Read more
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    Praktiken, Techniken, Operationen: Die praxeologische Wende in der Medien- und Kulturwissenschaft
    Internationales Jahrbuch Für Medienphilosophie 5 (1): 99-114. 2019.
  • Philosophy as an exact science
    Filosoficky Casopis 44 (6): 903-922. 1996.