Overview
Under current business law, it is already possible to give legal personhood, or a very close surrogate of it, to software systems of any kind (from a simple automated escrow agent to a more hypothetical, truly smart artificial intelligence). This means that, for example, robots could enter into contracts, serve as legal agents, or own property. Ultimately, entire companies could actually be run by non-human agents. This study argues that this is not as scary as it might sound at first. Legal theorist and noted software developer Shawn Bayern argues that autonomous or zero-person organizations offer an opportunity for useful new types of interactions between software and the law. This creative contribution to the theory and practice of law and technology explores the social and political aspects of these new organizational structures and their implications for legal theory.
Full Product Details
Author: Shawn Bayern (Florida State University)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.80cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.440kg
ISBN: 9781108839938
ISBN 10: 1108839932
Pages: 190
Publication Date: 14 October 2021
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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Professional & Vocational
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
'... the editors assembled a 'dream-team' of experts in philosophy of biology to write accessible overviews of their specialized research topics that can be read in one sitting and can be used as assigned readings to facilitate discussion... Since each essay has a narrow focus on a particular problem, the volume manages to strike an impressive balance between breadth and depth... The essays are clear and accessible, and yet, admirably, they do not sacrifice philosophical precision and rigor. As a result, many of the essays turn out to be engaging overviews for philosophers and non-philosophers alike. The volume also knows its audience... the essays are written to pre-empt typical 'triggers' that lead scientists to disregard philosophy, such as that philosophical thinking is 'too abstract, ' or that it is merely for idle hours... Having a resource like this is incredibly useful for initiating engagement across philosophy and biology ...' Peter Woodford, Metascience
'... the editors assembled a 'dream-team' of experts in philosophy of biology to write accessible overviews of their specialized research topics that can be read in one sitting and can be used as assigned readings to facilitate discussion... Since each essay has a narrow focus on a particular problem, the volume manages to strike an impressive balance between breadth and depth... The essays are clear and accessible, and yet, admirably, they do not sacrifice philosophical precision and rigor. As a result, many of the essays turn out to be engaging overviews for philosophers and non-philosophers alike. The volume also knows its audience... the essays are written to pre-empt typical 'triggers' that lead scientists to disregard philosophy, such as that philosophical thinking is 'too abstract,' or that it is merely for idle hours... Having a resource like this is incredibly useful for initiating engagement across philosophy and biology ...' Peter Woodford, Metascience
Author Information
Shawn Bayern is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Larry & Joyce Beltz Professor of Torts at Florida State University College of Law. He has a deep background in computer science, with specialties in computer security and the development of programming languages.
