Three dialogues concerning robots in elder care

The three dialogues in this contribution concern 21st century application of life‐like robots in the care of older adults. They depict conversations set in the near future, involving a philosopher (Dr Phonius) and a nurse (Dr Myloss) who manages care at a large facility for assisted living. In their...

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Published in:Nursing philosophy 2014-01, Vol.15 (1), p.4-13
Main Authors: Metzler, Theodore A., Barnes, Susan J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ethics of care
Forecasting
frail elderly
Geriatric Nursing - ethics
Geriatric Nursing - trends
Humans
Nursing
Personhood
Philosophy, Nursing
Robotics - ethics
Robotics - trends
technology
the role of nurses
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Summary:The three dialogues in this contribution concern 21st century application of life‐like robots in the care of older adults. They depict conversations set in the near future, involving a philosopher (Dr Phonius) and a nurse (Dr Myloss) who manages care at a large facility for assisted living. In their first dialogue, the speakers discover that their quite different attitudes towards human‐robot interaction parallel fundamental differences separating their respective concepts of consciousness. The second dialogue similarly uncovers deeply contrasting notions of personhood that appear to be associated with respective communities of nursing and robotics. The additional key awareness that arises in their final dialogue links applications of life‐like robots in the care of older adults with potential transformations in our understandings of ourselves – indeed, in our understandings of the nature of our own humanity. This series of dialogues, therefore, appears to address a topic in nursing philosophy that merits our careful attention.
ISSN:1466-7681
1466-769X
DOI:10.1111/nup.12027