Science fiction and the Abolition of man : finding C. S. Lewis in sci-fi film and television / edited by Mark J. Boone and Kevin C. Neece ; foreword by Brian Godawa.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Boone, Mark J., editor.

Neece, Kevin C., editor.

Godawa, Brian, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963--Criticism and interpretation.

Lewis, C. S.

Science fiction--History and criticism.

Science fiction.

Science fiction--Religious aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (356 pages)

Place of Publication:

Eugene, Oregon : Pickwick Publications, 2017.

Summary:

The Abolition of Man, C. S. Lewis's masterpiece in ethics and the philosophy of science, warns of the danger of combining modern moral skepticism with the technological pursuit of human desires. The end result is the final destruction of human nature. From Brave New World to Star Trek, from steampunk to starships, science fiction film has considered from nearly every conceivable angle the same nexus of morality, technology, and humanity of which C. S. Lewis wrote. As a result, science fiction film has unintentionally given us stunning depictions of Lewis's terrifying vision of the future. In Science Fiction Film and the Abolition of Man, scholars of religion, philosophy, literature, and film explore the connections between sci-fi film and the three parts of Lewis's book: how sci-fi portrays "Men without Chests" incapable of responding properly to moral good, how it teaches the Tao or "The Way," and how it portrays "The Abolition of Man."

Contents:

Foreword: How story incarnates a sense of morality / Brian Godawa

Introduction: Finding C.S. Lewis in science fiction film and television / Mark J. Boone

Monster in the mirror : the problem with technology is the problem with us / Mark Eckel

Vulcans without chests: spiritual disorders portrayed in Star Trek / Lewis Pearson

To seek out new virtue : Lewis, the Tao, and the prime directive / Deanna Smid

Between the good and the evil Samaritan : Person of Interest in light of C.S. Lewis's The Abolition of Man / Artur Skweres

"You have nowhere to go" : alienated communication and social control in THX 1138 / James Driscoll

A vision of transcendence : monstrous intelligence and loving understanding / Wm. Travis Coblentz

The failure of men without chests in Blade Runner / Mark D. Sadler

Technology and the emotional spectrum in Green Lantern: the Animated Series / Scott Shiffer

The tree before the branches : virtue and rebellion in contemporary science fiction / Thomas Britt

Beauty in rust : steampunk distinctives in Shane Acker's 9 / Jaclyn Young Parrish

Reclaiming virtue and (post)humanity in Moon / Linda Wight

Terraforming the human soul : Star Trek's genesis device and the ethical cultivation of creation / Kevin C. Neece

A prison of our own making / Thomas Veale

The dangers of the materialist magician / Louis Markos

The abolition of risk : C.S. Lewis in The Island and Gattaca / Janelle L. Aijian

Technocratic death denial as disavowal of life: lessons from Brave New World and The Abolition of Man / Mike Alvarez

Never Let Me Go and The Abolition of Man / Christina Schneider

The oppression of a young healthy body in Logan's Run and The Clonus Horror / Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns, Canela Ailen Rodriguez Fontao, and Juan Ignacio Juvé

Does forgiveness just happen? : Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Lewis's "last step" / Nathan Gilmour

"Flawed, weak, organic" : Star Trek's Borg and the Abolition of Man / Geoffrey Reiter.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 7, 2017).

ISBN:

9781498232357

1498232353