Science Fiction And Philosophy From Time Travel To Superintelligence

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Language: en
ISBN-10: 111892262X
ISBN-13: 9781118922620
Page Count: 432
Categories: Philosophy
Description: 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