A PHILOSOPHICAL LOOK AT THE TWISTED, HIGH-TECH NEAR-FUTURE OF THE
SCI-FI ANTHOLOGY SERIES _BLACK MIRROR_, OFFERING A GLIMPSE OF THE
DARKEST REFLECTIONS OF THE HUMAN CONDITION IN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
_Black Mirror_―the Emmy-winning Netflix series that holds up a dark,
digital mirror of speculative technologies to modern society--shows us
a high-tech world where it is all too easy to fall victim to
ever-evolving forms of social control.In _Black Mirror and
Philosophy_, original essays written by a diverse group of scholars
invite you to peer into the void and explore the philosophical,
ethical, and existential dimensions of Charlie Brooker’s sinister
stories. The collection reflects _Black Mirror_’s anthology
structure by pairing a chapter with every episode in the show’s five
seasons--including an interactive, choose-your-own-adventure analysis
of _Bandersnatch_--and concludes with general essays that explore the
series’ broader themes. Chapters address questions about artificial
intelligence, virtual reality, surveillance, privacy, love, death,
criminal behavior, and politics, including:
* Have we given social media too much power over our lives?
* Could heaven really, one day, be a place on Earth?
* Should criminal justice and punishment be crowdsourced?
* What rights should a “cookie” have?
Immersive, engaging, and experimental, _Black Mirror and Philosophy_
navigates the intellectual landscape of Brooker’s morality plays for
the modern world, where humanity’s greatest innovations and darkest
instincts collide.
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9781119578239
Publisert
2019
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Wiley-Blackwell
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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