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Blade Runner 2049 : a philosophical exploration / edited by Timothy Shanahan and Paul Smart.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Shanahan, Timothy, 1960- editor.
Smart, Paul (Paul Richard), 1973- editor.
Series:
Philosophers on film.
Philosophers on film
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Blade runner 2049 (Motion picture).
Science fiction films--History and criticism.
Science fiction films.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (273 pages).
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.
Summary:
"Widely acclaimed as a future classic on its release, Denis Villeneuve's Blade Runner 2049 is both visually stunning and philosophically profound and provocative film. Extending the story of Ridley Scott's Blade Runner it is a cinematically stunning achievement in its own right. Containing specially commissioned chapters by a roster of international contributors, this fascinating collection explores the philosophical questions that abound in Blade Runner 2049. Including a foreword by Denis Villeneuve, Blade Runner 2049: A Philosophical Exploration is essential reading for anyone interested in philosophy, film studies, philosophy of mind, psychology, gender studies, and conceptual issues in cognitive science and artificial intelligence"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
We're all just looking out for something real / Timothy Shanahan
The alphabet of us : miracles, messianism, and the baseline test in Blade runner 2049 / Stephen Mulhall
The "miracle" of replicant reproduction / Fiona Woollard
Being-from-birth : natality and narrative / Brian Treanor
The best memories : identity, narrative, and objects / Richard Heersmink and Christopher Jude McCarroll
Breaking the code : strong agency and becoming a person / Robert W. Clowes
The joi of holograms / Paul Smart
Androids dream of virtual sheep / Wanja Wiese and Thomas Metzinger
Her eyes were green : intimate relationships in Blade runner 2049 / Timothy Shanahan
Artificial economics / Paul Smart
The eyes of god / Nigel Shadbolt and Paul Smart
What am I to you? The deck-a-rep debate and the question of fictional truth / Timothy Shanahan.
Notes:
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
9780429862496
0429862490
9780429460036
0429460031
9780429862502
0429862504
OCLC:
1121138841

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