The philosopher at the end of the universe : philosophy explained through science fiction films /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
T. Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press,
2004.
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| Edition: | 1st U.S. ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction : sci-phi philosophy, from Socrates to Schwarzenegger
- Frankenstein : philosophy and the meaning of life
- The matrix : Can we be certain of anything?
- Terminator I & II : the mind-body problem
- Total recall & The sixth day : the problem of personal identity
- Minority report : the problem of free will
- Hollow man : Why be moral?
- Independence Day & Aliens : the scope of morality
- Star wars : good and evil
- Blade runner : death and the meaning of life
- Glossary.