Philosophical reflections on black mirror

"Black Mirror is a cultural phenomenon. It is a creative and sometimes shocking examination of modern society and the improbable consequences of technological progress. The episodes - typically set in an alternative present, or the near future - usually have a dark and satirical twist that provokes intense question both of the self and society at large. These kind of philosophical provocations are at the very heart of the show. Philosophical reflections on Black Mirror draws upon thinkers such as Friedrich Nietzsche, Pierre Hadot and Michel Foucault to uncover how Black Mirror acts as 'philosophical television' questioning human morality and humanity's vulnerability when faced with the inexorable advance of technology."--

Introduction: Charlie Brooker's artistic vision / Daniel Shaw, Emeritus Professor Lock Haven University, USA -- Chapter one. Through a screen / Darkly Robert Sinnerbrink, Macquarie University, Australia -- Chapter two. Nietzsche on forgetting and "The entire history of you" / Daniel Shaw, Emeritus Professor Lock Haven University, USA -- Chapter three. Technology in pastel colors: an alternative take on black mirror? / Laura di Summa, William Paterson University, USA -- Chapter four. "Men against fire", Black mirror and World War II propaganda / Leigh Rich, Georgia Southern University, USA -- Chapter five. Between delight and discomfort: the act of mirroring in the age of black mirror / Shai Biderman, Tel Aviv University, Israel -- Chapter six. Black mirror as philosophizing about immortality, technology and human nature / Lorraine Yeung and Kong-Ngai Pei, Hong Kong Baptist University -- Chapter seven. "White Christmas": technologies of the self in the deigital age / Diana Stypinska, Liverpool Hope University, U.K. and Andrea Rossi Koç University (Istanbul), Turkey -- Chapter eight: "Crocodile" going too far: philosophical reflections on human nature and moral character / Clara Nis…