Transparent Minds in Science Fiction : An Introduction to Alien, AI and Post-Human Consciousness

Transparent Minds explores the intersection between neuroscience and science fiction stories. Paul Matthews expertly analyses the narratives of humans and nonhumans from Mary Shelley to Kazuo Ishiguro across 200 years of the genre. In doing so he gives lucid insight into the meaning of existence and...

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Autor principal: Paul Matthews
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Publicado: Open Book Publishers 2023
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