Personhood in Science Fiction : Religious and Philosophical Considerations /: Religious and Philosophical Considerations. ([2019])
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Personhood in Science Fiction : Religious and Philosophical Considerations /: Religious and Philosophical Considerations. ([2019])
- Main Title:
- Personhood in Science Fiction : Religious and Philosophical Considerations
- Further Information:
- Note: Juli L. Gittinger.
- Authors:
- Gittinger, Juli L
- Contents:
- 1. Introduction -- 2. Defining Personhood in a Posthuman World -- 3. Dehumanization of the "Nonhuman" Being -- 4. Embodied and Non-bodied Selves -- 5. Ethics and AI -- 6. Artificial consciousness and Synthetic souls -- 7. The Alien-Other: Monsters, Mutants, and Othered Bodies -- 8. Free Will? -- 9. Concluding Thoughts.
- Publisher Details:
- Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date:
- 2019
- Extent:
- 1 online resource
- Subjects:
- 809.3/8762
201.7
Science fiction -- History and criticism
Identity (Philosophical concept) in literature
Electronic books
Electronic books - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 3030300625
9783030300623 - Related ISBNs:
- 9783030300616
- Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.468941
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