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SCIENCE AND FICTION SCIENCE FICTION AND THE M...

In this highly original book  Russell Blackford discusses the intersection of science fiction
and humanity's moral imagination. With the rise of science and technology in the 19th century 
and our continually improving understanding of the cosmos  writers and thinkers soon began to
imagine futures greatly different from the present. Science fiction was born out of the
realization that future technoscientific advances could dramatically change the world. Along
with the developments described in modern science fiction - space societies  conscious machines
and upgraded human bodies  to name but a few - come a new set of ethical challenges and new
forms of ethics. Blackford identifies these issues and their reflection in science fiction. His
fascinating book will appeal to anyone with an interest in philosophy or science fiction  or in
how they interact. This is a seasoned  balanced analysis of a major issue in our thinking about
the future  seen through the lens of science fiction  a central art of our time. Everyone from
humanists to technologists should study these ideas and examples. Blackford's book is wise and
savvy  and a delight to read as well. Greg Benford  author of Timescape.

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