Science Fiction and Philosophy: From Time Travel to Superintelligence - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 140514906X ISBN 13 : 9781405149068

Editeur : *Wiley-Blackwell, 2009

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

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Susan Schneider is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania, and a faculty member in Penn's Neuroethics program, its Institute for Research in Cognitive Science, and its Center for Cognitive Neuroscience. She is also a fellow with the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies. She is the author of numerous pieces in philosophy of mind, neuroethics, and metaphysics, and has co-edited The Blackwell Companion to Consciousness (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007) with Max Velmans.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: *Wiley-Blackwell
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 140514906X
• ISBN 13: 9781405149068
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 361
• Éditeur: Schneider Susan
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