Philosophical Reflections on Black Mirror

__Black Mirror__ is a cultural phenomenon. It is a creative and sometimes shocking examination of modern society and the improbable consequences of technological progress. The episodes - typically set in an alternative present, or the near future - usually have a dark and satirical twist that provokes intense question both of the self and society at large. These kind of philosophical provocations are at the very heart of the show. __Philosophical reflections on Black Mirror__ draws upon thinkers such as Friedrich Nietzsche, Pierre Hadot and Michel Foucault to uncover how __Black Mirror__ acts as 'philosophical television' questioning human morality and humanity's vulnerability when faced with the inexorable advance of technology. Introduction: Charlie Brooker's artistic vision / Daniel Shaw, Emeritus Professor Lock Haven University, USA -- Chapter one. Through a screen / Darkly Robert Sinnerbrink, Macquarie University, Australia -- Chapter two. Nietzsche on forgetting and "The entire history of you" / Daniel Shaw, Emeritus Professor Lock Haven University, USA -- Chapter three. Technology in pastel colors: an alternative take on black mirror? / Laura di Summa, William Paterson University, USA -- Chapter four. "Men against fire", Black mirror and World War II propaganda / Leigh Rich, Georgia Southern University, USA -- Chapter five. Between delight and discomfort: the act of mirroring in the age of black mirror / Shai Biderman, Tel Aviv University, Israel -- Chapter six. Black mirror as philosophizing about immortality, technology and human nature / Lorraine Yeung and Kong-Ngai Pei, Hong Kong Baptist University -- Chapter seven. "White Christmas": technologies of the self in the deigital age / Diana Stypinska, Liverpool Hope University, U.K. and Andrea Rossi Koç University (Istanbul), Turkey -- Chapter eight: "Crocodile" going too far: philosophical reflections on human nature and moral character / Clara Nisley, Oglethorpe University, USA -- Chapter nine. Free will in Bandersnatch / Sander Lee Keene State College, USA Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents Introduction : Charlie Brooker’s Artistic Vision Section One: Is Black Mirror Philosophy? Chapter 1: Through a Screen Darkly: Black Mirror, Thought Experiments, and Televisual Philosophy Chapter 2: Black Mirror as Philosophizing About Immortality, Technology, and Human Nature Chapter 3: Technology in Pastel Colors: An Alternative Take on Black Mirror Chapter 4: The Virtue of Forgetting in Nietzsche’s Philosophy and Black Mirror Section Two: Versions of the Self in Black Mirror Chapter 5: Free Will in Black Mirror: Bandersnatch Chapter 6: “White Christmas”: Technologies of the Self in the Digital Age Chapter 7: You Were Never Really Here: Representations of Artificial Intelligence in Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror Section Three: Black Mirror and Relating to Others Chapter 8: “Crocodile” Going Too Far: Philosophical Reflections on Human Nature and Moral Character Chapter 9: Rats, Roaches, and Rapists: “Men Against Fire” and the Propagation of Propaganda Chapter 10: “Between Delight and Discomfort”: The Act of Mirroring in the Age of Black Mirror Chapter 11: The You They Love: Patriarchal Feminism and Ashley Too Conclusion About the Contributors Index "Black Mirror is a cultural phenomenon. It is a creative and sometimes shocking examination of modern society and the improbable consequences of technological progress. The episodes - typically set in an alternative present, or the near future - usually have a dark and satirical twist that provokes intense question both of the self and society at large. These kind of philosophical provocations are at the very heart of the show. Philosophical reflections on Black Mirror draws upon thinkers such as Friedrich Nietzsche, Pierre Hadot and Michel Foucault to uncover how Black Mirror acts as 'philosophical television' questioning human morality and humanity's vulnerability when faced with the inexorable advance of technology."-- Provided by publisher