{"product_id":"terminator-and-philosophy-isbn-9780470447987","title":"Terminator and Philosophy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAre cyborgs our friends or our enemies?  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWas it morally right for Skynet to nuke us?  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs John Connor free to choose to defend humanity, or not?  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs Judgment Day inevitable? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eTerminator\u003c\/i\u003e series is one of the most popular sci-fi franchises ever created, captivating millions with its edgy depiction of the struggle of humankind for survival against its own creations. This book draws on some of history’s philosophical heavy hitters: Descartes, Kant, Karl Marx, and many more. Nineteen leather-clad chapters target with extreme prejudice the mysteries surrounding intriguing philosophical issues raised by the series, including the morality of terminating other people for the sake of peace, whether we can really use time travel to protect our future resistance leaders in the past, and if Arnold’s famous T-101 is a real person or not. You’ll say “Hasta la vista, baby” to philosophical confusion as you develop a new appreciation for the complexities of John and Sarah Connor and the battles between Skynet and the human race.  Introduction: The Rise of the Philosophers.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI. LIFE AFTER HUMANITY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: The Terminator Wins: Is the Extinction of the Human Race the End of People, or Just the Beginning? (\u003ci\u003eGreg Littmann).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: True Man or Tin Man? How Descartes and Sarah Connor Tell a Man from a Machine (\u003ci\u003eGeorge Dunn\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: It Stands to Reason: Skynet and Self-Preservation (\u003ci\u003eJosh Weisberg\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Un-Terminated: The Integration of the Machines (\u003ci\u003eJesse W. Butler\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eII. WOMEN AND REVOLUTIONARIES.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: \"I Know Now Why You Cry\": Terminator 2, Moral Philosophy, and Feminism (\u003ci\u003eHarry Chotiner\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Sarah Connor’s Stain (\u003ci\u003eJennifer Culver\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: James Cameron’s Marxist Revolution (\u003ci\u003eJeffrey Ewing\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIII. CHANGING WHAT’S ALREADY HAPPENED.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Bad Timing: The Metaphysics of The Terminator (\u003ci\u003eRobert Delfino and Kenneth Sheahan\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Time for the Terminator: Philosophical Themes of the Resistance (\u003ci\u003eJustin Leiber\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Changing the Future: Fate and the Terminator (\u003ci\u003eKristie Lynn Miller\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Judgment Day is Inevitable: Hegel and the Futility of Changing History (\u003ci\u003eJason Blahuta\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIV. THE ETHICS OF TERMINATION.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12: What’s So Terrible About Judgment Day? (\u003ci\u003eWayne Yuen\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13: The War to End All Wars? Killing Your Defense System (\u003ci\u003ePhillip Seng\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Self-Termination: Suicide, Self-Sacrifice, and the Terminator (\u003ci\u003eDaniel P. Malloy\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15: What’s So Bad about Being Terminated (\u003ci\u003eJason T. Eberl\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16: Should John Connor Save the World? (\u003ci\u003ePeter Fosl\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eV. BEYOND THE NEURAL NET.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17: \"You Gotta Listen to How People Talk\": Machines and Natural Language (\u003ci\u003eJacob Berger and Kyle Ferguson\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18: Terminating Ambiguity: The Perplexing Case of \"The\" (\u003ci\u003eRichard Brown\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19: Wittgenstein and What’s Inside the Terminator’s Head (\u003ci\u003eAntti Kuusela\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFuture Leaders of the Resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSkynet’s Database.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Refreshingly jargon-free, these essays are essential reading for Terminator aficionados and philosophers alike. Lock and load.\" (Guardian.co.uk, May 23rd 2009)  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRICHARD BROWN\u003c\/b\u003e is an assistant professor at LaGuardia Community College’s Philosophy and Critical Thinking Program in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e KEVIN S. DECKER\u003c\/b\u003e is an assistant professor of philosophy at Eastern Washington University. He coedited \u003ci\u003eStar Wars and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStar Trek and Philosophy.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWILLIAM IRWIN\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of philosophy at King’s College. He originated the philosophy and popular culture genre of books as coeditor of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Simpsons and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e and has overseen recent titles including \u003ci\u003eBatman\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy, House and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAlice in Wonderland and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo learn more about the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series, visit www.andphilosophy.com\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAre cyborgs our friends or our enemies? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWas it morally right for Skynet to nuke us?  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs John Connor free to choose to defend humanity, or not?  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs Judgment Day inevitable? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eTerminator\u003c\/i\u003e series is one of the most popular sci-fi franchises ever created, captivating millions with its edgy depiction of the struggle of humankind for survival against its own creations. 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