2022-2023 Guest Lecture

John Symons
Thursday, October 27, 2022 | 4 p.m. | Richardson Performing Arts Center

AI’s Love? Chatbots, Social Agency, and Close Personal Relationships

John Symons is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Kansas. He mostly works on problems related to the role of computing technology in science and public policy, and he is especially interested in the interaction of technology and social norms. He is the author or co-author of four books: Cyber-Social Ethics: A Philosophical Inquiry, co-authored with Ramón Alvarado, (Routledge Press, 2022); Formal Reasoning: A Guide to Critical Thinking, (Kendall Hunt Press, 2017); Daniel Dennett: Critical Assessments of Leading Philosophers, (Routledge Press, 2014); and On Dennett, (Wadsworth Press, 2002).