1st Edition

Handbook of Global Philosophies on AI Ethics Toward Sustainable Futures

Edited By Naresh Singh, Ram B. Ramachandran Copyright 2026
302 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

302 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book offers an exploration of the diverse perspectives shaping the future of artificial intelligence (AI), highlighting the influence of non-Western thinking in its development. What would the impact be if AI were developed with the wisdom of Ubuntu, the harmony of Confucian thought, or the Indian principle of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, "the world is one family", at its core? This... Read more

Foreword

Thomas Koulopoulos

Introduction

Naresh Singh and Ram B. Ramachandran

PART I: FOUNDATIONS AND FUTURE OF AI ETHICS

Chapter 1. A Review of the Current and Future Roles of AI
Ram B. Ramachandran, Mahek Saket Shah, and Priyanka Paani

Chapter 2. Whose Ethics for AI?
Sunil Malhotra

PART II: PHILOSOPHICAL AND CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES

Chapter 3. Swarm Intelligence, Actor-Network Theory (ANT), and Complex Systems: Future Strategies of AI Inclusion and Techno-Ethics
Mary Reisel

Chapter 4. Confucian Philosophy Revitalised in the Digital Era: Maintaining Interpersonal Ethics with Artificial Intelligence
Liang Wang and Ruiping Fan

Chapter 5. The Dharma of AI: Its Potential as Our Greatest Friend or Worst Enemy

Akhandadhi Das

Chapter 6. The Ethical Fabric of AI in America: Weaving Innovation and Responsibility
Nathan R. Colaner

Chapter 7. The Ethos of Deification: On True Sovereignty in Dealing with Technology
Jan Juhani Steinmann

Chapter 8. The Buddha-Bot: Can an Embodied Spiritual Machine Lead Us Towards Enlightenment?
Ellen Y. Zhang

PART III: INSTITUTIONAL AND SECTORAL APPLICATIONS

Chapter 9. Harmonising Philosophical Perspectives for Ethical AI in Finance
Ram B. Ramachandran, Mahek Saket Shah, and Anshi Gopinath

Chapter 10. The Flow-Based Education Model: Ethical Use of AI and Digitalisation in Education
Dalma Lilla Dominek

Chapter 11. Debiasing AI in Education Through Different Ethical Insights
Harshvardhan Kaul

Chapter 12. AI Ethics in Military: A Realist Approach Incorporating Traditional and Non-Traditional Security
Arun Tejas Polcumpally and Shashank Patel

Chapter 13. How Will Ethically Correct Religious Robots Be Built?
Selmer Bringsjord

PART IV: GOVERNANCE AND SOCIAL IMPACT

Chapter 14. Ethical AI Through a Feminist Lens: Challenging Power and Redefining Technology
Eva Gengler and Marco Wedel

Chapter 15. Feminist Ethics and Artificial Intelligence: Equitable Women’s Representation
Vidushi Chaturvedi

Chapter 16. The Governance of AI from Diverse Ethical Perspectives
Naresh Singh and Lakshya Krishaniah

Chapter 17. ‘Hypersuasion’ and Beyond: Contending with Regulatory Gaps in Modern AI Systems Through a Pluri-Ethical Perspective
Krishna Deo Singh Chauhan

Chapter 18.. AI, Social Media Platforms, Decentralisation, and Regulatory Dilemmas: An EU Perspective
Alex Grech, Joshua Ellul, Ioannis Revolidis, and Jacob Grech

AI Ethics and Social Wellbeing: Perspectives from the Global North and South

Ram B. Ramachandran and Naresh Singh

Biography

Naresh Singh is Professor and Executive Dean, Jindal School of Government and Public Policy; Director of the Centre for Complexity Economics, Applied Spirituality and Public Policy (CEASP), Co-Director of the Centre for Legal Empowerment of the Poor and Senior Fellow at the Jindal India Institute.

Ram B. Ramachandran is a Professor and Vice Dean at the Jindal School of Banking & Finance at O.P. Jindal Global University.