Alien and Philosophy
I Infest, Therefore I Am
Samenvatting
Alien and Philosophy: I Infest, Therefore I Am presents a philosophical exploration of the world of Alien, the simultaneously horrifying and thought–provoking sci–fi horror masterpiece, and the film franchise it spawned.
The first book dedicated to exploring the philosophy raised by one of the most successful and influential sci–fi franchises of modern times
Features contributions from an acclaimed team of scholars of philosophy and pop culture, led by highly experienced volume editors
Explores a huge range of topics that include the philosophy of fear, Just Wars, bio–weaponry, feminism and matriarchs, perfect killers, contagion, violation, employee rights and Artificial Intelligence
Includes coverage of H.R. Giger s aesthetics, the literary influences of H.P. Lovecraft, sci–fi and the legacy of Vietnam, and much more!
Specificaties
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<p>Introduction: A Word of Warning 1</p>
<p>I Identity and Moral Considerability: We Made You Because We Could 5</p>
<p>1 No Man Needs Nothing : The Possibility of Androids as Lockean Persons in Alien and Prometheus 7<br />Chris Lay</p>
<p>2 Androids: Artificial Persons or Glorified Toasters? 17<br />Joe Slater</p>
<p>3 All Other Priorities Are Rescinded : The Moral Status of Employees in the Alien Franchise 25<br />James M. Okapal</p>
<p>II Ethics: I Don t Know Which Species is Worse 37</p>
<p>4 Disposable Assets: Weyland ]Yutani s Special Brew of Business Ethics 39<br />Bruno de Brito Serra</p>
<p>5 Corporate Greed and Alien/ation: Marx vs. Weyland ]Yutani 48<br />Alejandro Bárcenas</p>
<p>6 The Public and its Alien Problem 55<br />David Denneny</p>
<p>7 Cross My Heart and Hope to Die: Why Ripley Must Save Newt 67<br />William A. Lindenmuth</p>
<p>III Moral Psychology: Unclouded by Conscience, Remorse, or Delusions of Mortality 81</p>
<p>8 Nuking the Colony to Save It: Colonial Marines and Just Wars 83<br />Louis Melançon</p>
<p>9 Xenomorphs and the Benefits of Exposure to Violence as Education 93<br />Adam Barkman and Sabina Tokbergenova</p>
<p>10 Alien, Alienation, and Alien Nation 101<br />Daniel Conway</p>
<p>IV Horror: They Mostly Come at Night 115</p>
<p>11 Terror from the Stars: Alien as Lovecraftian Horror 117<br />Greg Littmann</p>
<p>12 Art ]Horror Environments and the Alien Series 132<br />Martin Glick</p>
<p>13 Contagion: Impurity, Mental Illness, and Suicide in Alien3 140<br />Kevin S. Decker</p>
<p>V Sex and Gender: None of Them Have Seen a Woman in Years 153<br />Andrea Zanin</p>
<p>15 Is Ellen Ripley a Feminist? 166<br />Alexander Christian</p>
<p>16 Alien Violation: Male Bodily Integrity in an Equal Opportunity Rape Culture 178<br />Tim Jones</p>
<p>VI Continental Philosophy: I m the Monster s Mother 187</p>
<p>17 The Alien as Übermensch: Overcoming Morality in Order to Become the Perfect Killer 189<br />Robert M. Mentyka</p>
<p>18 Why Do You Go On Living? Ripley ]8 and the Absurd 198<br />Seth M. Walker</p>
<p>19 God Save the Xenomorph Queen: Defending Xenomorph Self ]Defense 207<br />Jeffrey Ewing</p>
<p>Index 216</p>