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Science Fiction and Philosophy : From Time Travel to Superintelligence.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Wiley,
2015.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- <P>Introduction</p> <p>Thought Experiments: Science Fiction as a Window into Philosophical Puzzles (Susan Schneider)</p> <p><b>Part I: Could I be in a "Matrix" or Computer Simulation? (Related Works: The Matrix, Avatar, Ender's Game, The Hunger Games, Simulacron-3, Ubik, Tron, Permutation City, Vanilla Sky, Total Recall, and more.)</b></p> <p>1. Reinstalling Eden<br /> <i>Eric Schwitzgebel and R. Scott Bakker</i></p> <p>2. Are You In a Computer Simulation?<br /> <i>Nick Bostrom</i></p> <p>3. Plato's Cave. Excerpt from The Republic<br /> <i>Plato</i></p> <p>4. Some Cartesian Thought Experiments. Excerpt from The Meditations on First Philosophy<br /> <i>René Descartes</i></p> <p>5. The Matrix as Metaphysics<br /> <i>David J. Chalmers</i></p> <p><b>Part II: What Am I? Free Will and the Nature of Persons. (Related Works: Moon, Software; Star Trek, The Next Generation: Second Chances; Mindscan; The Matrix; Diaspora, Blindsight, Permutation City, Kiln People, The Gods Themselves^ ^Jerry Was a Man, Nine Lives, Minority Report)</b></p> <p>6. Where Am I?<br /> <i>Daniel C. Dennett</i></p> <p>7. Personal Identity<br /> <i>Eric Olson</i></p> <p>8. Divided Minds and the Nature of Persons<br /> <i>Derek Parfit</i></p> <p>9. Who Am I? What Am I<br /> <i>Ray Kurzweil</i></p> <p>10. Free Will and Determinism in the World of Minority Report<br /> <i>Michael Huemer</i></p> <p>11. Excerpt from "The Book of Life: A Thought Experiment"<br /> <i>Alvin I. Goldman</i></p> <p><b>Part III: Mind: Natural, Artificial, Hybrid, and Superintelligent (Related Works: Transcendence; 2001: a Space Odyssey; Blade Runner; AI; Frankenstein; Accelerando, Terminator; I, Robot; Neuromancer; Last and First Men; His Master's Voice; The Fire Upon the Deep; Solaris; Stories of your Life and Others, and more.)</b></p> <p>12. Robot Dreams<br /> <i>Isaac Asimov</i></p> <p>13. A Brain Speaks<br /> <i>Andy Clark</i></p> <p>14. Cyborgs Unplugged<br /> <i>Andy Clark</i></p> <p>15. Superintelligence a nd Singularity<br /> <i>Ray Kurzweil</i></p> <p>16. Alien Minds<br /> <i>Susan Schneider</i></p> <p>17. The Singularity: a Philosophical Analysis<br /> <i>David Chalmers</i></p> <p><b>Part IV: Ethical and Political Issues (Related Works: Brave New World; Ender's Game; Johnny Mnemonic; Gattaca; I,Robot; Terminator; 2001:a Space Odyssey; Mindscan; Autofac; Neuromancer; Planet of the Apes; Children of Men; 1984; Player Piano; For a Breath I Tarry, Diamond Age, etc.)</b></p> <p>18. Man on the Moon<br /> <i>George Annis</i></p> <p>19. Mindscan: Transcending and Enhancing the Human Brain<br /> <i>Susan Schneider</i></p> <p>20. The Doomsday Argument<br /> <i>John Leslie</i></p> <p>21. The Last Question<br /> <i>Isaac Asimov</i></p> <p>22. Asimov's "Three Laws of Robotics" and Machine Metaethics<br /> <i>Susan Leigh Anderson</i></p> <p>23. "Excerpts from Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies<br /> <i>Nick Bostrom)</i></p> <p><b>Part V: Space and Time (Related Works: Interstel lar; Twelve Monkeys; Slaughterhouse Five; All you Zombies, The Time Machine; Back to the Future; Flatland: A Romance in Many Dimensions, Anathem)</b></p> <p>24. A Sound of Thunder<br /> <i>Ray Bradbury</i></p> <p>25. Time<br /> <i>Theodore Sider</i></p> <p>26. The Paradoxes of Time Travel<br /> <i>David Lewis</i></p> <p>27. The Quantum Physics of Time Travel<br /> <i>David Deutsch and Michael Lockwood</i></p> <p>28. Miracles and Wonders: Science Fiction as Epistemology<br /> <i>Richard Hanley</i></p> <p>Appendix: Philosophers Recommend Science Fiction<br /> <i>Eric Schwitzgebel</i></p> <p>Index</p>