Philosophy and Blade Runner

2014. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-137-41228-7
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 217 Seiten, Format (B × H): 128 mm x 198 mm, Gewicht: 2652 g

Philosophy and Blade Runner explores philosophical issues in the film Blade Runner, including human nature, personhood, identity, consciousness, free will, morality, God, death, and the meaning of life. The result is a novel analysis of the greatest science fiction film of all time and a unique contribution to the philosophy of film.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shanahan, Timothy

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ästhetik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Allgemeines, Methoden
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments Preface 1. Introduction 2. Being Human 3. Persons 4. Identity 5. Consciousness 6. Freedom 7. Being Good 8. God 9. Death 10. Time and Meaning Epilogue Literature Cited Endnotes Index

Über Autor(innen)

Timothy Shanahan is Professor of Philosophy at Loyola Marymount University, USA. He is the author of (2003), (2004), (2005), (2009), and over two dozen articles in scholarly journals.