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This edited collection uses works of science fiction to illustrate and explore the fundamental themes and concepts of political philosophy, including freedom, justice, and the advantages and disadvantages of progress.
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Chapter 1: Fiction and the Science of Self-Reflection: Francis Bacon's
New Atlantis and the Idols of the Mind
Chapter 2: Utopianism and Realism in Shakespeare's
The TempestChapter 3:
Frankenstein and the Ugliness of Enlightenment,
Chapter 4: Technology and Anxiety in Melville's
Lightning-Rod ManChapter 5: The Head, the Hands, and the Heart: Political Rationalism in Fritz Lang's
MetropolisChapter 6: Technology and Human Nature in Aldous Huxley's
Brave New WorldChapter 7: An Exhortation to Secure Humanity against the Buggers:
Ender's GameChapter 8: Seeing and Being Seen in the Kingdom of Ends: On Immanuel Kant, Adam Smith, and
Star Trek: The Next GenerationChapter 9: Knowledge of Death in Kazuo Ishiguro's
Never Let Me GoChapter 10: Founding a Posthuman Political Order in M. R. Carey's
The Girl with All the GiftsChapter 11: Bacon, Transhumanism, and Reflections from the Black Mirror
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Timothy McCranor is doctoral student in the Political Science Department at Boston College.Timothy McCranor is doctoral student in the Political Science Department at Boston College.Steven Michels is associate professor of political science at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT. His published work includes a number of articles and chapters on politics and culture.
Steven Michels, Sacred Heart, USA
Steven Michels is associate professor of political science at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT. His published work includes a number of articles and chapters on politics and culture.
Steven Michels, Sacred Heart, USA
