ABSTRACT
By changing the vantage point to a radical phenomenological perspective, informed by Eastern as well as Western thought, this chapter tests the basis for the type of positioning with regard to ERI. It is argued that the process itself is an artifact with moral significance, and consequently tantamount to discrimination. The chapter provides philosophical insight into the epistemological "mechanics". Furthermore, influenced by Martin Heidegger's warnings concerning technology, the chapter explores the possibilities of ERI with respect to the accompanying technological dangers and opportunities. It discusses the contours of a praxis facilitating being-with-robots beyond conceptualization. Basically, this mode of being, pertaining to non-technological Human–Robot Interaction (HRI), bypasses Heidegger's warnings, and potentially facilitates a certain kind of self-realization for the human involved. The interaction between a human and a robot could suddenly achieve a new dimension, akin to the artist's interactions with his surroundings during the creation of a work of art.
