Black Mirror and philosophy : dark reflections /: dark reflections. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by David Kyle Johnson.
• Editors: Johnson, David Kyle
• Contents: Contibutors xi The Black Mirror Multiverse: An Editor’s Note xxiii Introduction 1 Black Mirror : What Science Fiction Does Best 3; David Kyle Johnson, with Leander P. Marquez, and Sergio Urueña Season 1 9 1 The National Anthem and Weighing Moral Obligations: Is It Ever OK to F*ck a Pig? 11; Brian J. Collins with Brandon Boesch 2 Fifteen Million Merits and Fighting Capitalism: How Can We Resist? 20; Chris Byron with Matthew Brake 3 The Entire History of You and Knowing Too Much: Should You Want the Grain? 29; Gregor Balke and Bart Engelen Season 2 39 4 Be Right Back and Rejecting Tragedy: Would You Bring Back Your Deceased Loved One? 41; Bradley Richards 5 White Bear and Criminal Punishment: How Far is too Far? 50; Sid Simpson with Chris Lay 6 The Waldo Moment and Political Discourse: What’s Wrong with Disrespect in Politics? 59; Greg Littmann The Christmas Special 69 7 White Christmas and Technological Restraining Orders: Are Digital Blocks Ethical? 71; Cansu Canca and Laura Haaber Ihle Season 3 81 8 Nosedive and the Anxieties of Social Media: Is the Future Already Here? 83; Sergio Urueña and Nonna Melikyan 9 Playtest and the Power of Virtual Reality: Are Our Fears Real? 92; Claire Benn 10 Shut Up and Dance and Vigilante Justice: Should We Ever Take the Law into Our Own Hands? 101; Juliele Maria Sievers and Luiz Henrique da Silva Santos 11 San Junipero and the Digital Afterlife: Could Heaven be a Place on Earth? 109; James Cook 12 Men Against Fire and Political Manipulation: How Are We Tricked into Dehumanizing Others? 118; Bertha Alvarez Manninen 13 Hated in the Nation and #DeathTo: What are the Consequences of Trial by Twitter? 128; Aline Maya Season 4 141 14 USS Callister and Non‐Player Characters: How Should We Act in Video Games? 143; Russ Hamer with Steven Gubka 15 Arkangel and Parental Surveillance: What are a Parent’s Obligations? 151; Catherine Villanueva Gardner with Alexander Christian 16 Crocodile and the Ethics of Self Preservation: How Far is Too Far? 160; Darci Doll 17 Hang the DJ and Digital Dating: Should We Use Computers to Help Us Find Mates? 168; Skye C. Cleary and Massimo Pigliucci 18 Metalhead and Technophobia: How Dangerous Will Robots Be? 177; Scott Midson with Justin Donhauser 19 Black Museum and Righting Wrongs: Should We Seek Revenge? 187; Gregory L. Bock, Jeffrey L. Bock, and Kora Smith Bandersnatch 197 20 Bandersnatch: A Choose‐Your‐Own Philosophical Adventure 199; Chris Lay and David Kyle Johnson Season 5 239 21 Striking Vipers and Closed Doors: How Meaningful Are Sexual Fantasies? 241; Darren M. Slade 22 Smithereens and the Economy of Attention: Are We All Dopamine Addicts? 251; Pierluca D’Amato 23 Empathy, Emulation and Ashley Too: Can a Robot Be a Friend? 260; George A. Dunn Black Mirror Reflections 271 24 Consciousness Technology in Black Mirror : Do Cookies Feel Pain? 273; David Gamez with David Kyle Johnson 25 Personal Identity in Black Mirror : Is Your Cookie You? 282; Molly Gardner and Robert Sloane 26 Death in Black Mirror : How Should We Deal with Our Mortality? 292; Edwardo Pérez and Sergio Genovesi 27 Love in Black Mirror : Who Do We Really Love? 301; Robert Grant Price 28 Perception in Black Mirror : Who Controls What You See? 311; Brian Stiltner and Anna Vaughn 29 The Dangers of Technology in Black Mirror : A Dialogue between Uploaded Dead Philosophers 320; Ben Springett with Luiz Adriano Borges Conclusion 333 30 Black Mirror in the Future: Will We Still be Watching? 335; Geoffrey A. Mitelman Appendix: How to Use This Book in the Classroom 338 Index 340
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Chichester : Wiley Blackwell
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 791.4572
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781119578239
• Related ISBNs: 9781119578277
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