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delegation to nonhumans: a standalone construct

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Science and technology studies

the shifting of tasks and moral rules from people onto devices such as a door-closer, so that artifacts then prescribe behavior back to humans.

In science and technology studies, delegation to nonhumans refers to the shifting of tasks and moral rules from people onto devices such as a door-closer, so that artifacts then prescribe behavior back to humans. This meaning comes from Johnson (1988) in Social Problems.[1]

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  1. Johnson, J. (1988). Mixing Humans and Nonhumans Together: The Sociology of a Door-Closer. Social Problems, 35(3), 298-310. https://doi.org/10.2307/800624

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