Rodrigo Quian Quiroga

Neuroscience Fiction: How Neuroscience Is Transforming Sci-Fi Into Reality-While Challenging Our Belie Fs about the Mind, Machines, and What

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Rodrigo Quian Quiroga, author of The Forgetting Machine, returns with a book exploring how modern neuroscience is turning iconic science-fiction concepts into reality-and why these developments should prompt us to revisit centuries-old philosophical questions.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Benbella Books
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. April 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 150mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 367g
• ISBN-13: 9781950665051
• ISBN-10: 1950665054
• Artikelnr.: 57394075

Autorenporträt

Rodrigo Quian Quiroga

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Introduction 1 2001: A Space Odyssey: Machine Intelligence 2 Blade Runner:
Can Androids Feel? 3 Planet of the Apes: Animal Consciousness 4 The Matrix:
The Illusion of Reality 5 Until the End of the World: Reading the Mind 6
Minority Report: Free Will 7 RoboCop: Cyborgs and Identity 8 Inception:
Dream Construction 9 Total Recall: Memory Manipulation and Implantation 10
Open Your Eyes (Vanilla Sky): Immortality Epilogue: The Dawn of a New
Philosophy Notes Acknowledgments About the Author Index