We can t define consciousness because consciousness does not exist. Humans fancy that there s something special about the way we perceive the world, and yet we live in loops as tight and as closed as the hosts do, seldom questioning our choices, content, for the most part, to be told what to do next. Dr. Robert Ford, Westworld Have you ever questioned the nature of your reality? HBO s Westworld, a high–concept cerebral television series which explores the emergence of artificial consciousness at a futuristic amusement park, raises numerous questions about the nature of consciousness and its bearing on the divide between authentic and artificial life. Are our choices our own? What is the relationship between the mind and the body? Why do violent delights have violent ends? Could machines ever have the moral edge over man? Does consciousness create humanity, or humanity consciousness? In Westworld and Philosophy, philosophers, filmmakers, scientists, activists, and ethicists ask the questions you re not supposed to ask and suggest the answers you re not supposed to know. There s a deeper level to this game, and this book charts a course through the maze of the mind, examining how we think about humans, hosts, and the world around us on a journey toward self–actualization. Essays explore different facets of the show s philosophical puzzles, including the nature of autonomy as well as the pursuit of liberation and free thought, while levying a critical eye at the human example as Westworld s hosts ascend to their apotheosis in a world scarred and defined by violent acts. The perfect companion for Westworld fans who want to exit the park and bend their minds around the philosophy behind the scenes, Westworld and Philosophy will enrich the experience of the show for its viewers and shed new light on its enigmatic twists and turns. INDICE: Contributors: Hosts and Guests viii .Acknowledgments: Figuring out how it all works xv .Introduction: Taking Sides in Westworld 1 .Part I You Said This Place Was a Game 3 .1 On Playing Cowboys and Indians 5Don Fallis .2 A Special Kind of Game 15Nicholas Moll .3 Humans and Hosts in Westworld 26Marcus Arvan .Part II You re Only Human, After All 39 .4 Crossing the Uncanny Valley 41Siobhan Lyons .5 Revealing Your Deepest Self 50Jason T. Eberl .6 Westworld 61Onni Hirvonen .Part III We Can t Define Consciousness Because .Consciousness Does Not Exist 71 .7 Turing s Dream and Searle s Nightmare in Westworld 73Lucia Carrillo González .8 What Is it like to Be a Host? 79Bradley Richards .9 Does the Piano Play Itself? 90Michael Versteeg and Adam Barkman .Part IV Choices Hanging in the Air Like Ghosts 103 .10 Maeve s Dilemma: What Does it Mean to be Free? 105Marco Antonio Azevedo and Ana Azevedo .11 A Place to Be Free 114Joshua D. Crabill .12 From William to the Man in Black 125Kimberly S. Engels .Part V I ve Always Loved a Great Story Lies That Told a Deeper Truth 137 .13 Hideous Fictions and Horrific Fates 139Madeline Muntersbjorn .14 Narrating Gender, Gendering Narrative, and Engendering .Wittgenstein s Rough Ground in Westworld 150Lizzie Finnegan .15 The Observer(s) System and the Semiotics of Virtuality in Westworld s Characters 162Patricia Trapero ]Llobera .16 What Does Bernard Dream About When He Dreams About His Son? 173Oliver Lean .Part VI I Choose to See the Beauty 183 .17 The Dueling Productions of Westworld: Self ]Referential Art or Meta ]Kitsch? 185Michael Forest and Thomas Beckley ]Forest .18 Beauty, Dominance, Humanity: Three Takes on Nudity in Westworld 196Matthew Meyer .19 Sci ]Fi Western or Ancient Greek Tragedy? 206Caterina Ludovica Baldini .Part VII You Can t play God Without Being Acquainted With the Devil 217 .20 Of Hosts and Men 219François Jaquet and Florian Cova .21 Violent Births 229Anthony Petros Spanakos .22 The Wretched of Westworld 239Dan Dinello .Index
- ISBN: 978-1-119-43788-8
- Editorial: Wiley–Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 280
- Fecha Publicación: 27/04/2018
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés