Personhood in Science Fiction Religious and Philosophical Considerat
“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 puzzli
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Juli L. Gittinger
Personhood in Science Fiction
Juli L. Gittinger
Personhood in Science Fiction Religious and Philosophical Considerations
Juli L. Gittinger Georgia College Milledgeville, GA, USA
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Acknowledgments
I would like to thank people who were kind enough to look at chapters and give me feedback, as well as point me to movies, books, or shows that I might be unaware of. My peers from McGill, David Goodin and Jennifer Guyver, my dear friend and fellow BSG nerd Shayna Sheinfeld, and my philosophy colleague Isadora Mosch—all of whom read portions of this book gave me feedback that contributed significantly to its development. I would also like to thank James McGrath for his suggestions and encouraging comments early in this process. I am grateful to the Department of Philosophy, Religion, and Liberal Studies (aka PALS) here at Georgia College, which has been very supportive of my endeavors and has given me the freedom to explore this topic in the classroom as well. This book is dedicated to the amazing writers who have blown me away over the decades and got me thinking about these much deeper topics within science fiction: Gene Philip K. Octavia Ronald D. Jonathan & Lisa Thank you for sharing your vision.
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Contents
1 Introduction 1 Defining “Science Fiction” 3 Organization and Method 5 Brain Versus Mind, Thinking Versus Understanding 7 Consciousness 10 Soul 12 Chapter
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