LEADER 03874nam 22006975 450 001 9910349538703321 005 20250609110042.0 010 $a9783030300623 010 $a3030300625 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-30062-3 035 $a(CKB)4100000009678362 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5971216 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-30062-3 035 $a(Perlego)3491598 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5969359 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000009678362 100 $a20191029d2019 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aPersonhood in Science Fiction $eReligious and Philosophical Considerations /$fby Juli L. Gittinger 205 $a1st ed. 2019. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2019. 215 $a1 online resource (248 pages) 311 08$a9783030300616 311 08$a3030300617 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. Introduction -- 2. Defining Personhood in a Posthuman World -- 3. Dehumanization of the "Nonhuman" Being -- 4. Embodied and Non-bodied Selves -- 5. Ethics and AI -- 6. Artificial consciousness and Synthetic souls -- 7. The Alien-Other: Monsters, Mutants, and Othered Bodies -- 8. Free Will? -- 9. Concluding Thoughts. 330 $a"In Personhood in Science Fiction, Juli L. Gittinger does more than merely survey or even analyse the treatment of persons human, alien, and android across some of the most popular sci-fi franchises of recent years. She engages with one of the most puzzling and ethically challenging questions there is, in conversation with everyone from philosophers to neuroscientists to theologians-and yes, of course, our most beloved science fiction authors. Although engaging with highly technical matters, Gittinger does so in a way that is impressively accessible. The result is a book that is of great significance for all the aforementioned fields and many others, and deserves to be read and discussed widely. Juli L. Gittinger skilfully leads readers on a quest for the souls of androids and aliens, and in the process helps us discover and explore our own." -James F. McGrath, Professor of Religion, Butler University, USA This book addresses the topic of personhood-whois a "person" or "human," and what rights or dignities does that include-as it has been addressed through the lens of science fiction. Chapters include discussions of consciousness and the soul, artificial intelligence, dehumanization and othering, and free will. Classic and modern sci-fi texts are engaged, as well as film and television. This book argues that science fiction allows us to examine the profound question of personhood through its speculative and imaginative nature, highlighting issues that are already visible in our present world. 606 $aReligion and sociology 606 $aPopular culture 606 $aReligion 606 $aPhilosophy 606 $aEthics 606 $aSociology of Religion 606 $aPopular Culture 606 $aReligion 606 $aPhilosophy 606 $aMoral Philosophy and Applied Ethics 615 0$aReligion and sociology. 615 0$aPopular culture. 615 0$aReligion. 615 0$aPhilosophy. 615 0$aEthics. 615 14$aSociology of Religion. 615 24$aPopular Culture. 615 24$aReligion. 615 24$aPhilosophy. 615 24$aMoral Philosophy and Applied Ethics. 676 $a809.38762 676 $a809.38762 700 $aGittinger$b Juli L$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0989018 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910349538703321 996 $aPersonhood in Science Fiction$92261638 997 $aUNINA