Philosophy and Blade Runner

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Philosophy and Blade Runner explores philosophical issues in the film Blade Runner, including human nature, personhood, identity, consciousness, free will, morality, God, death, and the meaning of life. The result is a novel analysis of the greatest science fiction film of all time and a unique contribution to the philosophy of film.

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Full title :Philosophy and Blade Runner.

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Publication Date:©2014.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Palgrave Macmillan UK
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2014.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (231 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781137412294, 1137412291
oclc:on1058957258
LC Classification:B1-5802
Dewey Decimal:100

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- The Film's Basic Storyline -- Androids, Replicants, and Humans -- Electric Sheep Transmuted -- From Workprint to Final Cut -- The Deck-a-Rep Debate -- 'You Did a Man's Work. But Are You a Man?' -- 'Proud of Yourself, Little Man?' -- Conclusions -- 2 Being Human -- Introduction -- 'It's Artificial?' -- 'You Nexus, Huh?' -- 'You're So Different' -- 'We Have a Lot in Common' -- 'Did You Ever Take that Test Yourself?' -- 'Now It's My Turn' -- 'More Human than Human' -- Conclusions -- 3 Persons -- Introduction -- 'They Were Designed to Copy Human Beings' -- 'I'm Not in the Business. I Am the Business' -- 'That Was Irrational of You' -- 'Replicants are Like Any Other Machine' -- 'The Custom Tailored Genetically Engineered Humanoid Replicant' -- 'Nothing is Worse than Having an Itch You Can Never Scratch' -- 'That's What It Is to Be a Slave' -- Conclusions -- 4 Identity -- Introduction -- 'How Can It Not Know What It Is?' -- 'Memories -- You're Talking about Memories!' -- 'I Can't Rely On ' -- 'Deckard, Ninety-Seven' -- 'I Don't Know if It's Me or Tyrell's Niece' -- 'There's Some of Me in You' -- 'You Play Beautifully' …