Science Fiction and Philosophy

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A timely volume that uses science fiction as a springboard tomeaningful philosophical discussions, especially at points ofcontact between science fiction and new scientific developments. * Raises questions and examines timely themes concerning thenature of the mind, time travel, artificial intelligence, neuralenhancement, free will, the nature of persons, transhumanism,virtual reality, and neuroethics * Draws on a broad range of books, films and television series,including The Matrix, Star Trek, Blade Runner, Frankenstein,Brave New World, The Time Machine, and Back to theFuture * Considers the classic philosophical puzzles that appeal tothe general reader, while also exploring new topics of interest tothe more seasoned academic

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Susan Schneider

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Epistemology Erkenntnistheorie Metaphysics Metaphysik Philosophie Philosophy

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"Science Fiction and Philosophy brings two areas togetherand into a dialogue: philosophy holds the fantasmatic enjoyment ofscience fiction to account for its illusions and awesomepossibilities while science fiction reminds philosophy that allreason and no play makes thought a very dull thing indeed.Hopefully, this volume will find its way into the hands of thosewho wish to discover something about the highly technologicalworld-view and horizon of meaning of our current epoch."(Discover Magazine, November 2010) "Science Fiction and Philosophy: From Time Travel toSuperintelligence (Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, 2009), Schneidermines time travel, artificial intelligence, robot rights,teleportation, and genetic modification to discuss the nature ofspace and time, free will, transhumanism, the self, neuroethics,and reality." (Discover, December 2010) "Divided into five parts following themes arising from centralquestions in metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics, it intimatelyand intelligently ties works of art, which vividly bring to lifethe aforementioned thought experiments, together with exceptionallythought-provoking philosophical articles inspired and enlightenedby the storytelling. It is not, as some edited collections tend tobe, a disparate aggregate, but a successful marriage of art withanalytic philosophy. It supports not only Schneider's but an evenstronger argument: that a good science fiction story is very oftena philosophical argument in disguise. If science fiction andphilosophy give you pleasure, you may enjoy reading this hookimmensely." (Mind & Machines, Fall 2010) "Looking over the pages one can see Schneider's attentionto detail ... .Schneider has obviously made her choices fortheir accessibility and we should applaud her for this ... .Thecollection stands as an important and provocative dialogue betweentwo very rich areas of contemporary cultures and societies.Science Fiction and Philosophy gives us a chance to redeemscience fiction ... and take the questions it poses seriouslyand with a critical gaze. This volume will be of interest toaudiences read in science fiction, philosophy of science,philosophy of time, philosophy of mind, consciousness studies,epistemology, robot ethics and bio-ethics and biotechnology andgeneral audiences alike." (Metapsychology)"I've always said that science fiction is a lousy name for thisfield; it's really philosophical fiction: phi-fi not sci-fi! Thisbook proves that with its penetrating analysis of the genre'streatment of deep questions of reality, personhood, andethics." -- Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author ofHominids "Easily the best and most up-to-date book of its kind." --Barry Dainton, University of Liverpool
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