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Philosophy and Blade Runner

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  • © 2014

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Authors:
  1. Timothy Shanahan

    1. Loyola Marymount University, USA

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-21

  3. Being Human

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    Pages 22-42

  4. Persons

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    Pages 43-59

  5. Identity

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    Pages 60-79

  6. Consciousness

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    Pages 80-98

  7. Freedom

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    Pages 99-114

  8. Being Good

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    Pages 115-130

  9. God

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    Pages 131-146

  10. Death

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    Pages 147-163

  11. Time and Meaning

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    Pages 164-178

  12. Epilogue

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    Pages 179-182

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 183-217
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Philosophy and Blade Runner explores philosophical issues in the film Blade Runner , including human nature, personhood, identity, consciousness, free will, morality, God, death, and the meaning of life. The result is a novel analysis of the greatest science fiction film of all time and a unique contribution to the philosophy of film.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Loyola Marymount University, USA

    Timothy Shanahan

About the author

Timothy Shanahan is Professor of Philosophy at Loyola Marymount University, USA. He is the author of Reason and Insight (2003), The Evolution of Darwinism (2004), Philosophy 9/11 (2005), The Provisional Irish Republican Army and the Morality of Terrorism (2009), and over two dozen articles in scholarly journals.

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