Robot Suicide: Death, Identity, and AI in Science Fiction
Author:   Liz W. Faber, Dean College
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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9781666910483


Pages:   112
Publication Date:   01 May 2023
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Liz W. Faber, Dean College
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Dimensions:   Width: 15.80cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.80cm
Weight:   0.336kg
ISBN:  

9781666910483


ISBN 10:   1666910481
Pages:   112
Publication Date:   01 May 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction: When Robots Choose to Die Chapter 1 – Morbid Machines: Interiority and Mental Health Chapter 2 – Automated Altruism: Self-Sacrifice and US War Culture Chapter 3 – The Human Touch: Eugenics and Assisted Suicide Conclusion: Programming Life and Death

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Faber's detailed, compassionate analysis of the possibility of and reasons for robot suicide reminds us to look at more than the obvious. In reading Robot Suicide we are transported to a deeper consciousness, where we recognize the humanity of our robot companions--not inherent, but because we created them in our own image. This book is a vital contribution to our understanding of sci-fi, robots, the social conception of suicidality, and transitively, of ourselves. -- Rebecca Gibson, Virginia Commonwealth University


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Liz W. Faber is assistant professor of English and communication at Dean College and adjunct instructor of scientific and academic writing at University of Maryland Baltimore’s Graduate School.

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