Welcoming Robots into the Moral Circle: A Defence of Ethical Behaviourism
Assessment outcome
total 1/4 (actionability 0 + authority 1); currency unscored, so pro-rated to 1.5/6
Authorship & scope
The author of the article is explicitly named as John Danaher.
Level 1 (capped): the quote establishes a journal venue but does not establish the peer-review status required for Level 2. [quote matched canonical, not verbatim]
Issuers, who it governs, legal force and content are on the full record.
Eligibility gates
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The article is explicitly and primarily about whether robots can have significant moral status.
The source discusses ethical duties, moral status, and normative frameworks for robots.
The author of the article is explicitly named as John Danaher.
There is no indication on the page that this version has been superseded, retracted, or repealed.
Scored criteria
Actionability
0/2Anchor 0: Description and analysis only, presenting 'ethical behaviourism' and moral status theories without binding steps.
Authority
1/2Level 1 (capped): the quote establishes a journal venue but does not establish the peer-review status required for Level 2. [quote matched canonical, not verbatim]
Sci Eng Ethics 26, 2023–2049 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-019-00119-x
Currency
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