Thilo Hagendorff

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Thilo Hagendorff is a researcher working at the intersection of ethics, technology, and moral philosophy, with a particular focus on how traditional ethical frameworks adapt to emerging challenges posed by non-human entities. His scholarship critically examines the limitations of anthropocentric and pathocentric ethical approaches when confronted with complex moral questions surrounding both animal rights and artificial agents. In his notable work "Animal Rights and Robot Ethics," published across 2017 and 2019, Hagendorff explores the philosophical tensions that arise when considering moral consideration for so-called disenhanced animals alongside a growing class of social robots. By juxtaposing these two categories of non-human beings, he probes fundamental questions about moral status, sentience, and the boundaries of ethical responsibility — questions that are becoming increasingly urgent as robotics and biotechnology advance. Though his citation counts remain modest, with his key papers accumulating a combined six citations, Hagendorff's work addresses a genuinely forward-looking and underexplored space in applied ethics. His research is likely to grow in relevance as society grapples more seriously with questions of robot personhood and animal welfare in technologically mediated environments.