What would the robots play? Interview with J. Kevin O’Regan
Journal Title: AVANT. Pismo awangardy filozoficzno-naukowej - Year 2011, Vol 0, Issue 2
Abstract
Authors and Affiliations
J. Kevin O’Regan, Włodzisław Duch, Przemysław Nowakowski, Witold Wachowski
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