Science Fiction and Political Philosophy
Subtitle: From Bacon to Black Mirror
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Published: 2020
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9781498586436
Description: "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.