Technological solutions to loneliness—Are they enough?
Loneliness is a major public health concern, particularly during pandemics such as Covid. It is extremely common, and it poses a major risk to human health. Technological solutions including social media, robots, and virtual reality have been advocated and implemented to relieve loneliness, and thei...
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Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2023
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Στο/Στη: |
Bioethics
Έτος: 2023, Τόμος: 37, Τεύχος: 3, Σελίδες: 275-284 |
Σημειογραφίες IxTheo: | NBE Ανθρωπολογία NCJ Επιστημονική Ηθική ΤΚ Σύγχρονη Εποχή ZD Ψυχολογία ZG Επιστήμη των ΜΜΕ, Ψηφιακότητα, Επιστήμη της επικοινωνίας |
Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Technology
B Μέσα κοινωνικής δικτύωσης B Loneliness B Responsibility B Virtual Reality |
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Σύνοψη: | Loneliness is a major public health concern, particularly during pandemics such as Covid. It is extremely common, and it poses a major risk to human health. Technological solutions including social media, robots, and virtual reality have been advocated and implemented to relieve loneliness, and their use will undoubtedly increase in the near future. This paper explores the use of technological solutions from a normative perspective, asking whether and to what extent such measures should indeed be relied upon. The conclusion is that technological solutions are unquestionably part of the solution to loneliness, but that they cannot and should not constitute the whole solution. It is important to note that this is not a straw-man argument, as several organizations and scholars have strictly focused on such technological solutions for loneliness. |
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ISSN: | 1467-8519 |
Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Bioethics
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/bioe.13096 |