Robots, Emotions, and the Lure of Complexity

Frederik Vejlin

doi:10.7146/kkf.v39i1.168371

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Frederik Vejlin Aarhus University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3253-4782

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How That Robot Made Me Feel
Ericka Johnson
Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2025. 269 pp.

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