Main entry:

Shaviro, Steven, author.

Title & Author:

Discognition / Steven Shaviro.

Publication:

London, UK : Repeater, 2016.
©2015

Description:

1 online resource

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Preface -- Introduction -- One. Thinking like a philosopher -- Two. Thinking like a computer -- Three. Thinking like an avatar -- Four. Thinking like a human being -- Five. Thinking like a killer -- Six. Thinking like an alien -- Seven. Thinking like a slime mold -- Afterword. Twenty-two theses on nature -- References -- Works cited.

Summary:

What is consciousness' What is it like to feel pain, or to see the color red' Do robots and computers really think' For that matter, do plants and amoebas think' If we ever meet intelligent aliens, will we be able to understand what they say to us' Philosophers and scientists are still unable to answer questions like these. Perhaps science fiction can help. In Discognition, Steven Shaviro looks at science fiction novels and stories that explore the extreme possibilities of human and alien sentience. From the Trade Paperback edition.

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ISBN:

1910924075 (electronic bk.)
9781910924075 (electronic bk.)
1910924067
9781910924068

Subject:

Science fiction History and criticism.
Consciousness in literature.
Emotions in literature.
Artificial intelligence in literature.
Extraterrestrial beings in literature.
Conscience dans la littérature.
Intelligence artificielle dans la littérature.
Extraterrestres dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM Science Fiction & Fantasy.
Science fiction

Form/genre:

Essays.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.