Westworld and Philosophy: If You Go Looking for the Truth, Get the Whole Thing

William Irwin · James B. South · Kimberly S. Engels

Jul 2020 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Eric Michael Summerer and Eva Wilhelm

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Have you ever questioned the nature of your reality? HBO's Westworld, a high-concept cerebral television series which explores the emergence of artificial consciousness at a futuristic amusement park, raises numerous questions about the nature of consciousness and its bearing on the divide between authentic and artificial life. Are our choices our own? What is the relationship between the mind and the body? Why do violent delights have violent ends? Could machines ever have the moral edge over man? Does consciousness create humanity, or humanity consciousness? In Westworld and Philosophy, philosophers, filmmakers, scientists, activists, and ethicists ask the questions you're not supposed to ask and suggest the answers you're not supposed to know. There's a deeper level to this game, and this book charts a course through the maze of the mind, examining how we think about humans, hosts, and the world around us on a journey toward self-actualization. Essays explore different facets of the show's philosophical puzzles, including the nature of autonomy as well as the pursuit of liberation and free thought, while levying a critical eye at the human example as Westworld's hosts ascend to their apotheosis in a world scarred and defined by violent acts.

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AudioFile Earphones Award winner Eric Michael Summerer is a voice actor and producer who has narrated numerous audiobooks as well as countless instructional recordings and video games. He earned an Audie Award nomination for Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke.

Eva Wilhelm is a classically trained stage actor, with two decades of theater experience. The narrator of over one hundred audiobooks, she teaches everything from "Acting for Business Professionals" to "Voice for the Microphone" for The Shakespeare Theatre, Howard University, and other educational institutions.

William Irwin is Herve A. LeBlanc Distinguished Service Professor and Chair of Philosophy at King's College, Pennsylvania. Irwin's books include Little Siddhartha and God Is a Question, Not an Answer.

James B. South is professor of philosophy and associate dean for faculty in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences at Marquette University.

Kimberly S. Engels is assistant professor of philosophy at Molloy College in Rockville Centre, New York, where she teaches courses in ethics, biomedical ethics, and contemporary philosophy.

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