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Item Details
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SCIENCE FICTION AND PHILOSOPHY
FROM TIME TRAVEL TO SUPERINTELLIGENCE |
| By: |
Susan Schneider (Editor) |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£14.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1405149078 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781405149075 |
| Publisher: |
JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
17 April, 2009 |
| Pages: |
368 |
| Description: |
Science fiction is more than mere entertainment. Historian H. Bruce Franklin defines it as "the literature which, growing with science and technology, evaluates it and relates it meaningfully to the rest of human existence. " Indeed, science fiction is increasingly converging with science fact. |
| Synopsis: |
A timely volume that uses science fiction as a springboard to meaningful philosophical discussions, especially at points of contact between science fiction and new scientific developments.* Raises questions and examines timely themes concerning the nature of the mind, time travel, artificial intelligence, neural enhancement, 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 the Future* Considers the classic philosophical puzzles that appeal to the general reader, while also exploring new topics of interest to the more seasoned academic |
| Illustrations: |
black & white illustrations, figures |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd) |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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