Black mirror and philosophy : dark reflections /
"Territory. Unlike other television shows about technology and future dystopias, Black Mirror taps in to something eerily familiar to our everyday world, and has proved prescient on more than one occasion. The writing talent on the show demonstrates a proven pedigree of handling high-complexity...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken, NJ :
Wiley-Blackwell,
2020.
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| Series: | Blackwell philosophy and popculture series.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "Territory. Unlike other television shows about technology and future dystopias, Black Mirror taps in to something eerily familiar to our everyday world, and has proved prescient on more than one occasion. The writing talent on the show demonstrates a proven pedigree of handling high-complexity subjects for popular audiences--Charlie Brooker, who is an award-winning newspaper columnist as well as a scriptwriter, has important things to say about how technology shapes the universe of human discourse and action, including how it institutes new, more effective, and ever-more-pleasing forms of social control. The show has a rich basis for philosophical exploration, with the following mainstream media articles revealing only the tip of the iceberg"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxiv, 352 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781119578239 111957823X 9781119578291 1119578299 1119578272 9781119578277 |