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One from the Ice
One from the ice is a collection of short stories by celebrated author Sean Welsh that will take you on a rollercoaster ride through life's seedy jungle of bar bouncing characters on their way to rock and roll stardom. If you like living on the edge, then you will enjoy the ride. Further in, somewhere between Evil Woman and Jerry Maxx' impromptu solo rendition of Psycho Killer the conversations were heightened. The bottle of Absolut was empty, the Stoli Raspberry quickly became community property, Texas Red was pondering his first blunt at which point I alerted him that we were dangerously low on beer and that he should get more before lighting up to ensure the quality of the trip. "How come I gotta go?" he asked with his chest cocked in defiance. "Because I'm buying," I returned.
Daylight Maybe
On the already congested 36th Avenue, May was in full swing. Paul usually would check the temperature before leaving but he saw the sun in full rays and decided it was warm enough. He had no money for his usual stop at the Dunkin' Donuts for his large black and every-thing bagel with cream cheese. The sun was gentle and bright, and he wished that he were not so hung over while everything was so clear and beautiful past a long winter, the empty dreariness of March, and the rains of April. The weather had played a bigger role in Paul's life in the past year and he generally concerned himself with it most every day. ScWAuthor Sean welsh was nominated for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Fellowship Award for his book of short stories One From The Ice. Daylight. Mr. Welsh is also a 2019 eLit, Bronze Medal Award Winner in Literary Fiction for his first novel Daylight Maybe.
Ethics and Security Automata
Can security automata (robots and AIs) make moral decisions to apply force on humans correctly? If they can make such decisions, ought they be used to do so? Will security automata increase or decrease aggregate risk to humans? What regulation is appropriate? Addressing these important issues this book examines the political and technical challenges of the robotic use of force. The book presents accessible practical examples of the ‘machine ethics’ technology likely to be installed in military and police robots and also in civilian robots with everyday security functions such as childcare. By examining how machines can pass ‘reasonable person’ tests to demonstrate measurable levels o...
Lies Larceny & Lawyers
Martin Dawson, a young aggressive attorney practicing law in the large, metropolitan City of Minneapolis, Minnesota, desired to change his life and practice law in a smaller, faster growing community in a warmer climate to attempt to create a better life for himself and his family. Martin had a small base of Minnesota clients who were developing real estate in Southwest Florida, in and around the City of Fort Myers. Martin and his wife decided that practicing law in Florida may enhance the quality of their family's life as well as Martin's professional life. LIES, LARCENY & LAWYERS, takes the reader through Martin's journey of practicing law in four different law firms. It tells the story of...
Apocalypse: How Noah's Flood Destroyed Atlantis
Plato's Atlantis is a subject that has beguiled scholars and laymen alike for thousands of years. The mysterious island kingdom of Atlantis was unknown to science until its discovery in the early twentieth century. But the discovery was not recognized for what it was. There is still great controversy over whether Atlantis was a mythical place or whether it is rooted in historical fact. Many questions remain unanswered. Where was the kingdom of Atlantis located? Under what circumstances was it destroyed? Could God have instructed Noah to build his ark in preparation for the same cataclysmic flood that destroyed Atlantis? This book will attempt to answer the most salient questions concerning the history of Atlantis and tell the epic story of the island empire's final destruction by the Great Deluge.
A Cumulative Bibliography of Medieval Military History and Technology, Update 2003-2006
This second update to the Cumulative Bibliography of Medieval Military History and Technology (Brill, 2002) includes additional entries for the period before 2003 and new entries for the period 2003-2006.
Edward I's Conquest of Wales
A study of medieval warfare and a formative event in the history of Britain. Edward I’s conquest of Wales has not been the subject of a scholarly book for over a century. Research has advanced since then, changing our perception of the medieval military mind and shining fresh light on the key characters involved in the conquest. That is why Sean Davies’s absorbing new study is so timely and important. Taking a balanced approach, he gives both the Welsh and English perspectives on the war and on the brutal, mistrustful, and ruthless personal motives that drove events. His account is set in the context of Welsh warfare and society from the end of Rome to the time of Edward’s opening campaign in the late thirteenth century. The narrative describes in vivid detail the military history of the conflict; the sequence of campaigns; Welsh resistance; Edward’s castle building and English colonization; the cost of the struggle to the Welsh and the English; and the uneasy peace that followed.
A World with Robots
This book contains the Proceedings of the International Conference on Robot Ethics, held in Lisbon on October 23 and 24, 2015. The conference provided a multidisciplinary forum for discussing central and evolving issues concerning safety and ethics that have arisen in various contexts where robotic technologies are being applied. The papers are intended to promote the formulation of more precise safety standards and ethical frameworks for the rapidly changing field of robotic applications. The conference was held at Pavilhão do Conhecimento/Ciência Viva in Lisbon and brought together leading researchers and industry representatives, promoting a dialogue that combines different perspectives...
Prowess, Piety, and Public Order in Medieval Society
This festschrift in Richard Kaeuper’s honor brings together scholars from across disciplines to engage with three salient concerns of medieval society - knightly prowess and violence, lay and religious piety, and public order and government - from a variety of perspectives.
An Introduction to Ethics in Robotics and AI
This open access book introduces the reader to the foundations of AI and ethics. It discusses issues of trust, responsibility, liability, privacy and risk. It focuses on the interaction between people and the AI systems and Robotics they use. Designed to be accessible for a broad audience, reading this book does not require prerequisite technical, legal or philosophical expertise. Throughout, the authors use examples to illustrate the issues at hand and conclude the book with a discussion on the application areas of AI and Robotics, in particular autonomous vehicles, automatic weapon systems and biased algorithms. A list of questions and further readings is also included for students willing to explore the topic further.
