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¿This is a seasoned, balanced analysis of a major issue in our thinking about the future, seen through the lens of science fiction, a central art of our time. Everyone from humanists to technologists should study these ideas and examples. Blackford¿s book is wise and savvy, and a delight to read as well.¿
Greg Benford, author of Timescape.
¿This is a seasoned, balanced analysis of a major issue in our thinking about the future, seen through the lens of science fiction, a central art of our time. Everyone from humanists to technologists should study these ideas and examples. Blackford¿s book is wise and savvy, and a delight to read as well.¿
Greg Benford, author of Timescape.
Russell Blackford is an Australian writer, philosopher, and literary critic, based in Newcastle, NSW. He is Conjoint Lecturer in the School of Humanities and Social Science at the University of Newcastle, a Fellow of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, editor-in-chief of The Journal of Evolution and Technology, a regular op.ed. columnist with Free Inquiry, and a Laureate of the International Academy of Humanism.
From 2004-2009 he taught a wide range of subjects in the philosophy and bioethics curriculum at Monash University. In addition to several novels, he is author of several acclaimed nonfiction books including: Humanity Enhanced (MIT Press, 2014); 50 Great Myths About Atheism, co-authored with Udo Schuklenk (Wiley-Blackwell, 2013); and Freedom of Religion and the Secular State (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012). Of that book, A.C. Grayling says: "This is a must-read: Blackford has given us a forceful and persuasive book that will have a big impact on the debate it addresses."
Blackford has debated on national radio and television in Australia. Other major appearances in recent years have included presentations at The Amazing Meeting Las Vegas in and the World Humanist Congress in Oxford. He posts at The Conversation's Cogito blog and on his personal blog, Metamagician and the Hellfire Club.
A remarkable investigation of possible futures and the ethical challenges they pose
Uses fictional scenarios to address deep questions whose implications may be relevant sooner than we think
A beautifully written and thoughtful book by an esteemed author
Introduction: Science and the Rise of Science Fiction.- Science Fiction: A Short History of a Literary Genre.- Morality, Science Fiction, and Enabling Forr.- Future and Alien Moralities.- Technophiles, Technophobes, and Renegades.- Aliens, Robots, Mutants, and Others.- Going Inward: Science Fiction and Human Enhancement.- Conclusion: Great Power and Great Responsibility.- Appendix: Chronological List of Works Discussed.- Index.
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2017 |
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Fachbereich: | Geisteswissenschaften allgemein |
Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Seiten: | 216 |
Reihe: | Science and Fiction |
Inhalt: |
xi
204 S. |
ISBN-13: | 9783319616834 |
ISBN-10: | 3319616838 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Herstellernummer: | 978-3-319-61683-4 |
Ausstattung / Beilage: | Paperback |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Blackford, Russell |
Auflage: | 1st ed. 2017 |
Hersteller: |
Springer International Publishing
Springer International Publishing AG Science and Fiction |
Maße: | 235 x 155 x 12 mm |
Von/Mit: | Russell Blackford |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 14.09.2017 |
Gewicht: | 0,335 kg |
Russell Blackford is an Australian writer, philosopher, and literary critic, based in Newcastle, NSW. He is Conjoint Lecturer in the School of Humanities and Social Science at the University of Newcastle, a Fellow of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, editor-in-chief of The Journal of Evolution and Technology, a regular op.ed. columnist with Free Inquiry, and a Laureate of the International Academy of Humanism.
From 2004-2009 he taught a wide range of subjects in the philosophy and bioethics curriculum at Monash University. In addition to several novels, he is author of several acclaimed nonfiction books including: Humanity Enhanced (MIT Press, 2014); 50 Great Myths About Atheism, co-authored with Udo Schuklenk (Wiley-Blackwell, 2013); and Freedom of Religion and the Secular State (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012). Of that book, A.C. Grayling says: "This is a must-read: Blackford has given us a forceful and persuasive book that will have a big impact on the debate it addresses."
Blackford has debated on national radio and television in Australia. Other major appearances in recent years have included presentations at The Amazing Meeting Las Vegas in and the World Humanist Congress in Oxford. He posts at The Conversation's Cogito blog and on his personal blog, Metamagician and the Hellfire Club.
A remarkable investigation of possible futures and the ethical challenges they pose
Uses fictional scenarios to address deep questions whose implications may be relevant sooner than we think
A beautifully written and thoughtful book by an esteemed author
Introduction: Science and the Rise of Science Fiction.- Science Fiction: A Short History of a Literary Genre.- Morality, Science Fiction, and Enabling Forr.- Future and Alien Moralities.- Technophiles, Technophobes, and Renegades.- Aliens, Robots, Mutants, and Others.- Going Inward: Science Fiction and Human Enhancement.- Conclusion: Great Power and Great Responsibility.- Appendix: Chronological List of Works Discussed.- Index.
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2017 |
---|---|
Fachbereich: | Geisteswissenschaften allgemein |
Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Seiten: | 216 |
Reihe: | Science and Fiction |
Inhalt: |
xi
204 S. |
ISBN-13: | 9783319616834 |
ISBN-10: | 3319616838 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Herstellernummer: | 978-3-319-61683-4 |
Ausstattung / Beilage: | Paperback |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Blackford, Russell |
Auflage: | 1st ed. 2017 |
Hersteller: |
Springer International Publishing
Springer International Publishing AG Science and Fiction |
Maße: | 235 x 155 x 12 mm |
Von/Mit: | Russell Blackford |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 14.09.2017 |
Gewicht: | 0,335 kg |