|  | Schneider, Susan (Hrsg.)
Science Fiction and Philosophy
From Time Travel to Superintelligence
 1. Auflage April 2009
79,90 Euro
2009. 368 Seiten, Hardcover
ISBN 978-1-4051-4906-8 - John Wiley & Sons
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| Kurzbeschreibung
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." Science Fiction and Philosophy explores timely philosophical issues such as the nature of persons and their minds, puzzles about virtual reality, transhumanism, whether time travel is possible, the nature of artificial intelligence, and topics in neuroethics. This thought-provoking volume is suitable for students and general readers and at the same time examines new and more advanced topics of interest to seasoned philosophers and scientists.
Aus dem Inhalt
Sources and Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: Could I be in a "Matrix" or Computer Simulation?
Part II: What Am I? Free Will and the Nature of Persons Part III: Mind: Natural, Artificial, Hybrid, and "Super"
Part IV: Ethical and Political Issues
Part V: Space and Time
Index
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