Science fiction and political philosophy from Bacon to Black Mirror
"Sometimes called the "literature of ideas," science fiction is a natural medium for normative political philosophy. Science fiction's focus on technology, space and time travel, non-human lifeforms, and parallel universes cannot help but invoke the perennial questions of politic...
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| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Maryland
Lexington Books,
[2020].
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| Series: | Politics, literature, & film.
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| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Science fiction and political philosophy |b from Bacon to Black Mirror |c [edited by] Timothy McCranor and Steven Michels. |
| 264 | 1 | |a Lanham, Maryland |b Lexington Books, |c [2020]. | |
| 300 | |a 1 online resource (vii, 241 pages.). | ||
| 490 | 1 | |a Politics, literature, and film | |
| 520 | |a "Sometimes called the "literature of ideas," science fiction is a natural medium for normative political philosophy. Science fiction's focus on technology, space and time travel, non-human lifeforms, and parallel universes cannot help but invoke the perennial questions of political life, including the nature of a just social order and who should rule; freedom, free will, and autonomy; and the advantages and disadvantages of progress. Rather than offering a reading of a work inspired by a particular thinker or tradition, each chapter presents a careful reading of a classic or contemporary work in the genre (a novel, short story, film, or television series) to illustrate and explore the themes and concepts of political philosophy."--publisher description. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a An introduction to science fiction and political philosophy / Timothy McCranor -- Fiction and the science of self-reflection: Francis Bacon's New Atlantis and the idols of the mind / Erin A. Dolgoy and Kimberly Hurd Hale -- Utopianism and realism in Shakespeare's The Tempest / Paul T. Wilford and Nicholas Anderson -- Frankenstein and the ugliness of enlightenment / Jeff J. S. Black -- Technology and anxiety in Melville's "Lightning-Rod Man" / Tobin L. Craig -- The head, the hands, and the heart: Political rationalism in Fritz Lang's Metropolis / Damien K. Picariello -- Technology and human nature in Aldous Huxley's Brave New World / Nivedita Bagchi -- An exhortation to secure humanity against the Buggers: Ender's Game / Steven Michels and Danielle Sottosanti -- Seeing and being seen in the kingdom of ends: On Immanuel Kant, Adam Smith, and Star Trek: The Next Generation / Daniel J. Kapust -- Knowledge of death in Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go / Constance C. T. Hunt -- Founding a posthuman political order in M. R. Carey's The Girl with All the Gifts / Erin A. Dolgoy and Kimberly Hurd Hale -- Bacon, Transhumanism, and reflections from the Black Mirror / David N. Whitney and Steven Michels. | |
| 588 | |a Description based on print version record. | ||
| 653 | 0 | |a Science fiction |x History and criticism. | |
| 653 | 0 | |a Politics in literature. | |
| 653 | 0 | |a Politics in motion pictures. | |
| 653 | 0 | |a Politics on television. | |
| 653 | 0 | |a Political science |x Philosophy. | |
| 653 | 7 | |a Politics in literature. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst01896084 | |
| 653 | 7 | |a Science fiction. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst01108566 | |
| 655 | 0 | |a EBSCO eBooks |9 905790 | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Criticism, interpretation, etc. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst01411635 |9 228497 | |
| 655 | 4 | |a Electronic books. |9 899821 | |
| 700 | 1 | |a McCranor, Timothy, |9 907144 | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Michels, Steven, |9 907145 | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Dolgoy, Erin A., |9 907146 | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Hale, Kimberly Hurd, |d 1983- |9 906587 | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Wilford, Paul, |9 907147 | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Anderson, Nicholas, |9 907148 | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Black, Jeff J. S., |d 1970- |9 907149 | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Craig, Tobin L., |9 907150 | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Picariello, Damien K., |9 907151 | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Bagchi, Nivedita, |9 906512 | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Sottosanti, Danielle, |9 907152 | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Kapust, Daniel J., |d 1976- |9 907153 | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Hunt, Constance C. T., |9 907154 | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Whitney, David N., |9 907155 | |
| 830 | 0 | |a Politics, literature, & film. |9 906513 | |
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