Science fiction and philosophy : from time travel to superintelligence / edited by Susan Schneider.
Material type: TextPublisher: Hoboken : Wiley, 2016Edition: Second editionDescription: 1 online resourceContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781118922620
- 111892262X
- 9781118922606
- 1118922603
- 809.3/8762 23
- PN3433.6
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Part I. Could I be in a "Matrix or computer simulation? -- Part II. What Am I? Free will and the nature of persons -- Part III. Mind: natural, artificial, hybrid, and superintelligent -- Part IV. Ethical and political issues -- Part V. Space and time.
"Featuring numerous updates and enhancements, Science Fiction and Philosophy, 2nd Edition, presents a collection of readings that utilize concepts developed from science fiction to explore a variety of classic and contemporary philosophical issues."-- Provided by publisher.
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