Black mirror and philosophy : dark reflections / edited by David K. Johnson.

Contributor(s): Johnson, David Kyle [editor.]
Language: English Series: The Blackwell philosophy and pop culture seriesPublisher: Hoboken : Wiley-Blackwell 2020Description: 1 online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781119578239; 9781119578277Subject(s): Black mirror (Television program) | Black mirror (Television program)Genre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Black mirror and philosophyDDC classification: 791.45/72 LOC classification: PN1992.77.B525Online resources: Full text is available at Wiley Online Library Click here to view
Contents:
Contibutors xi The Black Mirror Multiverse: An Editor’s Note xxiii Introduction 1 Black Mirror: What Science Fiction Does Best 3David Kyle Johnson, with Leander P. Marquez, and Sergio Urueña Season 1 9 1 The National Anthem and Weighing Moral Obligations: Is It Ever OK to F*ck a Pig? 11Brian J. Collins with Brandon Boesch 2 Fifteen Million Merits and Fighting Capitalism: How Can We Resist? 20Chris Byron with Matthew Brake 3 The Entire History of You and Knowing Too Much: Should You Want the Grain? 29Gregor Balke and Bart Engelen Season 2 39 4 Be Right Back and Rejecting Tragedy: Would You Bring Back Your Deceased Loved One? 41Bradley Richards 5 White Bear and Criminal Punishment: How Far is too Far? 50Sid Simpson with Chris Lay 6 The Waldo Moment and Political Discourse: What’s Wrong with Disrespect in Politics? 59Greg Littmann The Christmas Special 69 7 White Christmas and Technological Restraining Orders: Are Digital Blocks Ethical? 71Cansu Canca and Laura Haaber Ihle Season 3 81 8 Nosedive and the Anxieties of Social Media: Is the Future Already Here? 83Sergio Urueña and Nonna Melikyan 9 Playtest and the Power of Virtual Reality: Are Our Fears Real? 92Claire Benn 10 Shut Up and Dance and Vigilante Justice: Should We Ever Take the Law into Our Own Hands? 101Juliele Maria Sievers and Luiz Henrique da Silva Santos 11 San Junipero and the Digital Afterlife: Could Heaven be a Place on Earth? 109James Cook 12 Men Against Fire and Political Manipulation: How Are We Tricked into Dehumanizing Others? 118Bertha Alvarez Manninen 13 Hated in the Nation and #DeathTo: What are the Consequences of Trial by Twitter? 128Aline Maya Season 4 141 14 USS Callister and Non‐Player Characters: How Should We Act in Video Games? 143Russ Hamer with Steven Gubka 15 Arkangel and Parental Surveillance: What are a Parent’s Obligations? 151Catherine Villanueva Gardner with Alexander Christian 16 Crocodile and the Ethics of Self Preservation: How Far is Too Far? 160Darci Doll 17 Hang the DJ and Digital Dating: Should We Use Computers to Help Us Find Mates? 168Skye C. Cleary and Massimo Pigliucci 18 Metalhead and Technophobia: How Dangerous Will Robots Be? 177Scott Midson with Justin Donhauser 19 Black Museum and Righting Wrongs: Should We Seek Revenge? 187Gregory L. Bock, Jeffrey L. Bock, and Kora Smith Bandersnatch 197 20 Bandersnatch: A Choose‐Your‐Own Philosophical Adventure 199Chris Lay and David Kyle Johnson Season 5 239 21 Striking Vipers and Closed Doors: How Meaningful Are Sexual Fantasies? 241Darren M. Slade 22 Smithereens and the Economy of Attention: Are We All Dopamine Addicts? 251Pierluca D’Amato 23 Empathy, Emulation and Ashley Too: Can a Robot Be a Friend? 260George A. Dunn Black Mirror Reflections 271 24 Consciousness Technology in Black Mirror: Do Cookies Feel Pain? 273David Gamez with David Kyle Johnson 25 Personal Identity in Black Mirror: Is Your Cookie You? 282Molly Gardner and Robert Sloane 26 Death in Black Mirror: How Should We Deal with Our Mortality? 292Edwardo Pérez and Sergio Genovesi 27 Love in Black Mirror: Who Do We Really Love? 301Robert Grant Price 28 Perception in Black Mirror: Who Controls What You See? 311Brian Stiltner and Anna Vaughn 29 The Dangers of Technology in Black Mirror: A Dialogue between Uploaded Dead Philosophers 320Ben Springett with Luiz Adriano Borges Conclusion 333 30 Black Mirror in the Future: Will We Still be Watching? 335Geoffrey A. Mitelman Appendix: How to Use This Book in the Classroom 338 Index 340
Summary: "territory. Unlike other television shows about technology and future dystopias, Black Mirror taps in to something eerily familiar to our everyday world, and has proved prescient on more than one occasion. The writing talent on the show demonstrates a proven pedigree of handling high-complexity subjects for popular audiences--Charlie Brooker, who is an award-winning newspaper columnist as well as a scriptwriter, has important things to say about how technology shapes the universe of human discourse and action, including how it institutes new, more effective, and ever-more-pleasing forms of social control. The show has a rich basis for philosophical exploration, with the following mainstream media articles revealing only the tip of the iceberg"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes index.

Contibutors xi The Black Mirror Multiverse: An Editor’s Note xxiii Introduction 1 Black Mirror: What Science Fiction Does Best 3David Kyle Johnson, with Leander P. Marquez, and Sergio Urueña Season 1 9 1 The National Anthem and Weighing Moral Obligations: Is It Ever OK to F*ck a Pig? 11Brian J. Collins with Brandon Boesch 2 Fifteen Million Merits and Fighting Capitalism: How Can We Resist? 20Chris Byron with Matthew Brake 3 The Entire History of You and Knowing Too Much: Should You Want the Grain? 29Gregor Balke and Bart Engelen Season 2 39 4 Be Right Back and Rejecting Tragedy: Would You Bring Back Your Deceased Loved One? 41Bradley Richards 5 White Bear and Criminal Punishment: How Far is too Far? 50Sid Simpson with Chris Lay 6 The Waldo Moment and Political Discourse: What’s Wrong with Disrespect in Politics? 59Greg Littmann The Christmas Special 69 7 White Christmas and Technological Restraining Orders: Are Digital Blocks Ethical? 71Cansu Canca and Laura Haaber Ihle Season 3 81 8 Nosedive and the Anxieties of Social Media: Is the Future Already Here? 83Sergio Urueña and Nonna Melikyan 9 Playtest and the Power of Virtual Reality: Are Our Fears Real? 92Claire Benn 10 Shut Up and Dance and Vigilante Justice: Should We Ever Take the Law into Our Own Hands? 101Juliele Maria Sievers and Luiz Henrique da Silva Santos 11 San Junipero and the Digital Afterlife: Could Heaven be a Place on Earth? 109James Cook 12 Men Against Fire and Political Manipulation: How Are We Tricked into Dehumanizing Others? 118Bertha Alvarez Manninen 13 Hated in the Nation and #DeathTo: What are the Consequences of Trial by Twitter? 128Aline Maya Season 4 141 14 USS Callister and Non‐Player Characters: How Should We Act in Video Games? 143Russ Hamer with Steven Gubka 15 Arkangel and Parental Surveillance: What are a Parent’s Obligations? 151Catherine Villanueva Gardner with Alexander Christian 16 Crocodile and the Ethics of Self Preservation: How Far is Too Far? 160Darci Doll 17 Hang the DJ and Digital Dating: Should We Use Computers to Help Us Find Mates? 168Skye C. Cleary and Massimo Pigliucci 18 Metalhead and Technophobia: How Dangerous Will Robots Be? 177Scott Midson with Justin Donhauser 19 Black Museum and Righting Wrongs: Should We Seek Revenge? 187Gregory L. Bock, Jeffrey L. Bock, and Kora Smith Bandersnatch 197 20 Bandersnatch: A Choose‐Your‐Own Philosophical Adventure 199Chris Lay and David Kyle Johnson Season 5 239 21 Striking Vipers and Closed Doors: How Meaningful Are Sexual Fantasies? 241Darren M. Slade 22 Smithereens and the Economy of Attention: Are We All Dopamine Addicts? 251Pierluca D’Amato 23 Empathy, Emulation and Ashley Too: Can a Robot Be a Friend? 260George A. Dunn Black Mirror Reflections 271 24 Consciousness Technology in Black Mirror: Do Cookies Feel Pain? 273David Gamez with David Kyle Johnson 25 Personal Identity in Black Mirror: Is Your Cookie You? 282Molly Gardner and Robert Sloane 26 Death in Black Mirror: How Should We Deal with Our Mortality? 292Edwardo Pérez and Sergio Genovesi 27 Love in Black Mirror: Who Do We Really Love? 301Robert Grant Price 28 Perception in Black Mirror: Who Controls What You See? 311Brian Stiltner and Anna Vaughn 29 The Dangers of Technology in Black Mirror: A Dialogue between Uploaded Dead Philosophers 320Ben Springett with Luiz Adriano Borges Conclusion 333 30 Black Mirror in the Future: Will We Still be Watching? 335Geoffrey A. Mitelman Appendix: How to Use This Book in the Classroom 338 Index 340

"territory. Unlike other television shows about technology and future dystopias, Black Mirror taps in to something eerily familiar to our everyday world, and has proved prescient on more than one occasion. The writing talent on the show demonstrates a proven pedigree of handling high-complexity subjects for popular audiences--Charlie Brooker, who is an award-winning newspaper columnist as well as a scriptwriter, has important things to say about how technology shapes the universe of human discourse and action, including how it institutes new, more effective, and ever-more-pleasing forms of social control. The show has a rich basis for philosophical exploration, with the following mainstream media articles revealing only the tip of the iceberg"-- Provided by publisher.

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