Science Fiction and Philosophy

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Featuring numerous updates and enhancements,<i>Science Fiction and Philosophy, 2nd Edition,</i> presents a collection of readings that utilize concepts developed from science fiction to explore a variety of classic and contemporary philosophical issues.<br /><br /><ul><li>Uses science fiction to address a series of classic and contemporary philosophical issues, including many raised by recent scientific developments</li><li>Explores questions relating to transhumanism, brain enhancement, time travel, the nature of the self, and the ethics of artificial intelligence</li><li>Features numerous updates to the popular and highly acclaimed first edition, including new chapters addressing the cutting-edge topic of the technological singularity</li></ul><ul><li>Draws on a broad range of science fictions more familiar novels, films, and TV series, including<i>I, Robot</i>,<i>The Hunger Games</i>,<i>The Matrix</i>,<i>Star Trek</i>,<i>Blade Runner</i>, and<i>Brave New World</i></li><li>Provides a gateway into classic philosophical puzzles and topics informed by the latest technology</li></ul>

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<b>Susan Schneider</b> is a Philosophy Professor at the University of Connecticut and a Fellow with the American Council of Learned Societies. She is the author of<i>The Language of Thought: a New Philosophical Direction</i> (2011) and the co-author, with Max Velmans, of<i>The Blackwell Companion to Consciousness</i> (2006).

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