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Transformers and Philosophy: More than Meets the Mind: 40
Author(s): John R. Shook (Editor), Liz Stillwaggon Swan
- Publisher: Open Court
- Publication Date: 25 Jun. 2009
- Language: English
- Print length: 384 pages
- ISBN-10: 0812696670
- ISBN-13: 9780812696677
Book Description
Transformers began with toys and a cartoon series in 1984 and has since grown to include comic books, movies, and video games its science fiction story has reached an audience with a wide range second only to that of Star Wars. Here, in Transformers and Philosophy, a dream team of philosophers pursues the fascinating questions posed by humankind’s encounter with an artificially intelligent mechanical civilization: Is genuine artificial intelligence possible? Would a robotic civilization come with its own morality and artistic life, and would it find a need for romantic love? Should we be more careful about developing robots that may eventually develop ideas of their own? Transformers and Philosophy puts Transformers under a microscope and exposes its philosophical implications in an instantly readable way.
