Blade Runner 2049 A Philosophical Exploration 1st Edition Timothy Shanahan Editor by Timothy Shanahan (editor), Paul Smart (editor) 9781138625303, 1138625302 instant download after payment.

• What distinguishes the authentically "human" person?
• How might natality condition one’s experience of being-in-the-world?
• How might shared memories feature in the constitution of personal identities?
• What happens when created beings transcend the limits intended in their design?

• What (if anything) is it like to be a hologram?

• Can artificial beings participate in genuinely romantic relationships?

• How might developing artificial economics impact our behaviour as prosumers?
• What are the implications of techno-human enhancement in an era of surveillance capitalism?

Including a foreword by Denis Villeneuve, Blade Runner 2049:A Philosophical Exploration is essential reading for anyone interested in philosophy, film studies, philosophy of mind, psychology, gender studies, and conceptual issues in cognitive science and artificial intelligence.