{"product_id":"black-mirror-and-philosophy-9781119578260","title":"Black Mirror and Philosophy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA philosophical look at the twisted, high-tech near-future of the sci-fi anthology series\u003ci\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e, offering a glimpse of the darkest reflections of the human condition in digital technology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e?the Emmy-winning Netflix series that holds up a dark, digital mirror of speculative technologies to modern societyshows us a high-tech world where it is all too easy to fall victim to ever-evolving forms of social control.In \u003ci\u003eBlack Mirror and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, original essays written by a diverse group of scholars invite you to peer into the void and explore the philosophical, ethical, and existential dimensions of Charlie Brooker's sinister stories. The collection reflects \u003ci\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e's anthology structure by pairing a chapter with every episode in the show's five seasonsincluding an interactive, choose-your-own-adventure analysis of \u003ci\u003eBandersnatch\u003c\/i\u003eand concludes with general essays that explore the series' broader themes. Chapters address \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContibutors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eBlack Mirror \u003c\/i\u003eMultiverse: An Editor’s Note xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e: What Science Fiction Does Best 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Kyle Johnson, with Leander P. Marquez, and Sergio Urueña\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeason 1 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 \u003ci\u003eThe National Anthem \u003c\/i\u003eand Weighing Moral Obligations: Is It Ever OK to F*ck a Pig? 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrian J. Collins with Brandon Boesch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 \u003ci\u003eFifteen Million Merits \u003c\/i\u003eand Fighting Capitalism: How Can We Resist? 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChris Byron with Matthew Brake\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 \u003ci\u003eThe Entire History of You \u003c\/i\u003eand Knowing Too Much: Should You Want the Grain? 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGregor Balke and Bart Engelen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeason 2 39\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 \u003ci\u003eBe Right Back \u003c\/i\u003eand Rejecting Tragedy: Would You Bring Back Your Deceased Loved One? 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBradley Richards\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 \u003ci\u003eWhite Bear \u003c\/i\u003eand Criminal Punishment: How Far is too Far? 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSid Simpson with Chris Lay\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 \u003ci\u003eThe Waldo Moment \u003c\/i\u003eand Political Discourse: What’s Wrong with Disrespect in Politics? 59\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreg Littmann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Christmas Special 69\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 \u003ci\u003eWhite Christmas \u003c\/i\u003eand Technological Restraining Orders: Are Digital Blocks Ethical? 71\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCansu Canca and Laura Haaber Ihle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeason 3 81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 \u003ci\u003eNosedive \u003c\/i\u003eand the Anxieties of Social Media: Is the Future Already Here? 83\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSergio Urueña and Nonna Melikyan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 \u003ci\u003ePlaytest \u003c\/i\u003eand the Power of Virtual Reality: Are Our Fears Real? 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eClaire Benn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 \u003ci\u003eShut Up and Dance \u003c\/i\u003eand Vigilante Justice: Should We Ever Take the Law into Our Own Hands? 101\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJuliele Maria Sievers and Luiz Henrique da Silva Santos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 \u003ci\u003eSan Junipero \u003c\/i\u003eand the Digital Afterlife: Could Heaven be a Place on Earth? 109\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Cook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 \u003ci\u003eMen Against Fire \u003c\/i\u003eand Political Manipulation: How Are We Tricked into Dehumanizing Others? 118\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBertha Alvarez Manninen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 \u003ci\u003eHated in the Nation \u003c\/i\u003eand #DeathTo: What are the Consequences of Trial by Twitter? 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAline Maya\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeason 4 141\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 \u003ci\u003eUSS Callister \u003c\/i\u003eand Non‐Player Characters: How Should We Act in Video Games? 143\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRuss Hamer with Steven Gubka\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 \u003ci\u003eArkangel \u003c\/i\u003eand Parental Surveillance: What are a Parent’s Obligations? 151\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCatherine Villanueva Gardner with Alexander Christian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 \u003ci\u003eCrocodile \u003c\/i\u003eand the Ethics of Self Preservation: How Far is Too Far? 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDarci Doll\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 \u003ci\u003eHang the DJ \u003c\/i\u003eand Digital Dating: Should We Use Computers to Help Us Find Mates? 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSkye C. Cleary and Massimo Pigliucci\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 \u003ci\u003eMetalhead \u003c\/i\u003eand Technophobia: How Dangerous Will Robots Be? 177\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScott Midson with Justin Donhauser\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 \u003ci\u003eBlack Museum \u003c\/i\u003eand Righting Wrongs: Should We Seek Revenge? 187\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGregory L. Bock, Jeffrey L. Bock, and Kora Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBandersnatch 197\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 \u003ci\u003eBandersnatch: \u003c\/i\u003eA Choose‐Your‐Own Philosophical Adventure 199\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChris Lay and David Kyle Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeason 5 239\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 \u003ci\u003eStriking Vipers \u003c\/i\u003eand Closed Doors: How Meaningful Are Sexual Fantasies? 241\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDarren M. Slade\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 \u003ci\u003eSmithereens \u003c\/i\u003eand the Economy of Attention: Are We All Dopamine Addicts? 251\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePierluca D’Amato\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Empathy, Emulation and Ashley Too: Can a Robot Be a Friend? 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeorge A. Dunn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Mirror \u003c\/i\u003eReflections 271\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Consciousness Technology in \u003ci\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e: Do Cookies Feel Pain? 273\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Gamez with David Kyle Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Personal Identity in \u003ci\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e: Is Your Cookie You? 282\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMolly Gardner and Robert Sloane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Death in \u003ci\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e: How Should We Deal with Our Mortality? 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdwardo Pérez and Sergio Genovesi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Love in \u003ci\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e: Who Do We Really Love? 301\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert Grant Price\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Perception in \u003ci\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e: Who Controls What You See? 311\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrian Stiltner and Anna Vaughn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 The Dangers of Technology in \u003ci\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e: A Dialogue between Uploaded Dead Philosophers 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBen Springett with Luiz Adriano Borges\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConclusion 333\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Black Mirror in the Future: Will We Still be Watching? 335\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeoffrey A. Mitelman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: How to Use This Book in the Classroom 338\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 340\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407089017175,"sku":"9781119578260","price":16.11,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119578260.jpg?v=1730498139","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/black-mirror-and-philosophy-9781119578260","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}