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The philosophy of science fiction film / edited by Steven M. Sanders.
| Other author | Sanders, Steven, 1945- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©2008. |
| Description | viii, 232 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Philosophy of popular culture Philosophy of popular culture. ^A708213 |
| Contents | An introduction to the philosophy of science fiction film / Steven M. Sanders -- Enigmas of identity and agency -- What is it to be human? : Blade runner and Dark city / Deborah Knight and George McKnight -- Recalling the self : personal identity in Total recall / Shai Biderman -- Picturing paranoia : interpreting Invasion of the body snatchers / Steven M. Sanders -- The existential Frankenstein / Jennifer L. McMahon -- Extraterrestrial visitation, time travel, and artificial intelligence -- Technology and ethics in The day the earth stood still / Aeon J. Skoble -- Some paradoxes of time travel in The terminator and 12 monkeys / William J. Devlin -- 2001 : a philosophical odyssey / Kevin L. Stoehr -- Terminator-fear and the paradox of fiction / Jason Holt -- Brave newer world : science fiction futurism -- The dialectic of Enlightenment in Metropolis / Jerold J. Abrams -- Imagining the future, contemplating the past : the screen versions of 1984 / R. Barton Palmer -- Disenchantment and rebellion in Alphaville / Alan Woolfolk -- The matrix, the cave, and the cogito / Mark T. Conard. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2007038230 |
| ISBN | 9780813124728 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0813124727 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | PN 1995.9.S26 P49 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |