Science Fiction and Philosophy (PDF)
From Time Travel to Superintelligence
(Sprache: Englisch)
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.
*...
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
utilize 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
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.
* 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
Autoren-Porträt
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).
Bibliographische Angaben
- 2015, 2. Auflage, 432 Seiten, Englisch
- Herausgegeben: Susan Schneider
- Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 111892262X
- ISBN-13: 9781118922620
- Erscheinungsdatum: 21.12.2015
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