Science Fiction and Philosophy

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Featuring numerous updates and enhancements, Science Fiction andPhilosophy, 2nd Edition, presents a collection of readings thatutilize concepts developed from science fiction to explore avariety of classic and contemporary philosophical issues. * Uses science fiction to address a series of classic andcontemporary philosophical issues, including many raised by recentscientific developments * Explores questions relating to transhumanism, brainenhancement, time travel, the nature of the self, and the ethics ofartificial intelligence * Features numerous updates to the popular and highly acclaimedfirst edition, including new chapters addressing the cutting-edgetopic of the technological singularity * Draws on a broad range of science fiction's more familiarnovels, films, and TV series, including I, Robot, TheHunger Games, The Matrix, Star Trek, BladeRunner, and Brave New World * Provides a gateway into classic philosophical puzzles andtopics informed by the latest technology

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Susan Schneider

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Epistemology Erkenntnistheorie Metaphysics Metaphysik Philosophie Philosophy

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"Schneider's anthology, as it stands, is a great introduction to many of the fundamental theoretical issues raised by SF. Each topic is covered with a panel of accessible texts. One will also appreciate the presence of several short stories and references to related works of SF in every section of the book." (Metapsychology online reviews 2016) "What are consciousness and free will? Will artificial beings have them? Do we? And do we owe an ethical debt to future generations, even if they wear quite different bodies, or minds? These, and countless other questions first raised by a century's worth of canonical science fiction, are now ambitiously appraised by Susan Schneider in a volume that explores our philosophical frontier." David Brin, astrophysicist and Times best-selling author of The Postman and Earth "Susan Schneider has assembled an incredibly wide range of stimulating and accessible thoughts in these pages. The second edition of Science Fiction and Philosophy will fascinate anyone who enjoys thinking 'outside of the box'--though it might leave their minds in a whirl!" Martin Rees, 'UK Astronomer Royal'
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