Science Fiction and Philosophy

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Science Fiction and Philosophy, 2nd Edition offers a collection of readings that use science fiction to explore classic and contemporary philosophical issues. It addresses topics such as transhumanism, brain enhancement, time travel, the nature of the self, and the ethics of artificial intelligence. The edition includes new chapters on technological singularity and draws on a wide range of familiar science fiction novels, films, and TV series, including I, Robot, The Hunger Games, The Matrix, Star Trek, Blade Runner, and Brave New World. This book provides an accessible gateway into philosophical puzzles informed by the latest technology.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in philosophy, science fiction enthusiasts, and those curious about how speculative fiction intersects with contemporary scientific and ethical questions.

Featuring numerous updates and enhancements, Science Fiction and Philosophy, 2nd Edition, presents a collection of readings that utilize concepts developed from science fiction to explore a variety of classic and contemporary philosophical issues.

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Featuring numerous updates and enhancements, Science Fiction and Philosophy, 2nd Edition presents a collection of readings that utilise concepts developed from science fiction to explore a variety of classic and contemporary philosophical issues.

Uses science fiction to address a series of classic and contemporary philosophical issues, including many raised by recent scientific developments:

Explores questions relating to transhumanism, brain enhancement, time travel, the nature of the self, and the ethics of artificial intelligence
Features numerous updates to the popular and highly acclaimed first edition, including new chapters addressing the cutting-edge topic of the technological singularity

Draws on a broad range of science fiction’s more familiar novels, films, and TV series, including I, Robot, The Hunger Games, The Matrix, Star Trek, Blade Runner, and Brave New World.

Provides a gateway into classic philosophical puzzles and topics informed by the latest technology.

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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)

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781118922613

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 February 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Edition: 2nd edition

Contributors:

Edited by Susan Schneider

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 33.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 226.0mm

Weight: 522g

Pages: 432

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About the Author

Susan Schneider is a Philosophy Professor at the University of Connecticut and a Fellow with the American Council of Learned Societies. She is the author of The Language of Thought: a New Philosophical Direction (2011) and the co-author, with Max Velmans, of The Blackwell Companion to Consciousness (2006).