{"product_id":"westworld-and-philosophy-9781119437888","title":"Westworld and Philosophy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe can't define consciousness because consciousness does not exist. Humans fancy that there's something special about the way we perceive the world, and yet we live in loops as tight and as closed as the hosts do, seldom questioning our choices, content, for the most part, to be told what to do next.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDr. Robert Ford, \u003ci\u003eWestworld\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHave you ever questioned the nature of your reality? HBO's \u003ci\u003eWestworld\u003c\/i\u003e, a high-concept cerebral television series which explores the emergence of artificial consciousness at a futuristic amusement park, raises numerous questions about the nature of consciousness and its bearing on the divide between authentic and artificial life. Are our choices our own? What is the relationship between the mind and the body? Why do violent delights have violent ends? Could machines ever have the moral edge over man? Does consciousness create humanity, or humanity consciousness?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWestworld and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, philosophers, filmmakers, scie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors: Hosts and Guests viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments: “Figuring Out How It All Works” xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Taking Sides in Westworld 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I “You Said This Place Was a Game” 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 On Playing Cowboys and Indians 5\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDon Fallis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 A Special Kind of Game: The Portrayal of Role‐play in Westworld 15\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNicholas Moll\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Humans and Hosts in Westworld: What’s the Difference? 26\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarcus Arvan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II “You’re Only Human, After All” 39\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Crossing the Uncanny Valley: What it Means to be Human in Westworld 41\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSiobhan Lyons\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Revealing Your Deepest Self: Can Westworld Create or Corrupt Virtue? 50\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJason T. Eberl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Westworld: From Androids to Persons 61\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eOnni Hirvonen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III “We Can’t Define Consciousness Because Consciousness Does Not Exist” 71\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Turing’s Dream and Searle’s Nightmare in Westworld 73\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLucía Carrillo González\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 What Is It Like to Be a Host? 79\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBradley Richards\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Does the Piano Play Itself? Consciousness and the Eliminativism of Robert Ford 90\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Versteeg and Adam Barkman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV “Choices Hanging in the Air Like Ghosts” 103\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Maeve’s Dilemma: What Does it Mean to Be Free? 105\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarco Antonio Azevedo and Ana Azevedo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 A Place to Be Free: Writing Your Own Story in Westworld 114\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoshua D. Crabill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 From William to the Man in Black: Sartrean Existentialism and the Power of Freedom 125\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKimberly S. Engels\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V “I’ve Always Loved a Great Story…Lies That Told a Deeper Truth” 137\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Hideous Fictions and Horrific Fates 139\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMadeline Muntersbjorn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Narrating Gender, Gendering Narrative, and Engendering Wittgenstein’s “Rough Ground” in Westworld 150\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLizzie Finnegan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Observer(s) System and the Semiotics of Virtuality in Westworld’s Characters: Jonathan Nolan’s Fictions as a Conceptual Unity 162\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePatricia Trapero‐Llobera\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 What Does Bernard Dream About When He Dreams About His Son? 173\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eOliver Lean\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI “I Choose to See the Beauty” 183\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 The Dueling Productions of Westworld: Self‐Referential Art or Meta‐Kitsch? 185\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Forest and Thomas Beckley‐Forest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Beauty, Dominance, Humanity: Three Takes on Nudity in Westworld 196\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMatthew Meyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Sci‐Fi Western or Ancient Greek Tragedy? 206\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCaterina Ludovica Baldini\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII “You Can’t Play God Without Being Acquainted With the Devil” 217\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Of Hosts and Men: Westworld and Speciesism 219\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFrançois Jaquet and Florian Cova\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Violent Births: Fanon, Westworld, and Humanity 229\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnthony Petros Spanakos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 The Wretched of Westworld: Scientific Totalitarianism and Revolutionary Violence 239\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDan Dinello\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 252 \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866395717975,"sku":"9781119437888","price":11.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119437888.jpg?v=1722278450","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/westworld-and-philosophy-9781119437888","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}