Terminator philosophy
Subtitle: I'll be back, therefore I am
By: edited by Richard Brown and Kevin Decker.
Contributors: Brown, Richard, 1971 Sept. 30-; Decker, Kevin S.
Series: The Blackwell philosophy and pop culture series
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9780470447987
Subjects: Terminator (Motion picture); Terminator 2 (Motion picture); Terminator 3 (Motion picture); Philosophy in motion pictures; Artificial intelligence -- Philosophy; Cognitive science -- Philosophy; Neurosciences -- Philosophy; Science fiction films -- History and criticism
Description: From the Publisher: Are cyborgs our friends or our enemies? Was it morally right for Skynet to nuke us? Is John Connor free to choose to defend humanity, or not? Is Judgment Day inevitable? The Terminator series is one of the most popular sci-fi franchises ever created, captivating millions with its edgy depiction of the struggle of humankind for survival against its own creations. This book draws on some of history's philosophical heavy hitters: Descartes, Kant, Karl Marx, and many more. Nineteen leather-clad chapters target with extreme prejudice the mysteries surrounding intriguing philosophical issues raised by the Terminator series, including the morality of terminating other people for the sake of peace, whether we can really use time travel to protect our future resistance leaders in the past, and if Arnold's famous T-101 is a real person or not. You'll say "Hasta la vista, baby" to philosophical confusion as you develop a new appreciation for the complexities of John and Sarah Connor and the battles between Skynet and the human race.
Notes: Includes index.