University of Pretoria Philosophy Seminar Series, October 2022 Edition
Jonathan Okeke
Dear All,
The Department of Philosophy, University of Pretoria
Invites you to the UP Philosophy Seminar Series, October 2022 Edition
"Should we ban Killer Robots?"
Presenter: Prof. Deane Baker
Associate Professor at UNSW Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy
Abstract: Images of killer robots are the stuff of science fiction – but also, increasingly, of scientific fact on the battlefield. Should we be worried, or is this a normal development in the technology of war? In this seminar ethicist Deane Baker discusses his recent book Should We Ban Killer Robots? (Polity Press 2022). Setting aside unhelpful analogies taken from science fiction, Baker looks instead to our understanding of mercenaries (the metaphorical ‘dogs of war’) and weaponized animals (the literal dogs of war) to better understand the ethical challenges raised by the employment of lethal autonomous weapons (the robot dogs of war). These ethical challenges include questions of trust and reliability, control and accountability, motivation and dignity. Baker argues that, while each of these challenges is significant, they do not – even when considered together – justify a ban on this emerging class of weapon systems.
Date: Friday 21, 2022
Time: 11 AM SAST/ 10 AM West African Time/ 8 PM ACT
Registration: ZOOM: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUldeyorDgrEtd34Q3W4GIwuob4KQL2ZO3N
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Contact: JO Chimakonam, jonatha...@up.ac.za
Jonathan O Chimakonam
Department of Philosophy
University of Pretoria
My latest book:
African Metaphysics, Epistemology and a New Logic: A Decolonial Approach to Philosophy
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Jonathan O Chimakonam
Department of Philosophy
University of Pretoria
My latest book: Logic and African Philosophy: Seminal Essays on African Systems of Thought (Vernon Press, 2020)
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