94 - Robot Friendship and Hatred
Philosophical Disquisitions
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Relationships Characterized by Hate
Hate relationships are typically viewed as the polar opposite of relatitionships characterized by love. In a relationship characterized by hate, you want the worst for the hated one. The hater must desire that things go badly for the hated other and this can vary in intensity from desiring that the hated other be embarrassed to wanting them annihilated. And third, the hate must be maintained through either direct or indirect interaction. i argue that these three conditions could feasibly be met in human robot relationships. So humans could be in relationships characterized by hate with at least some robots.
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