Transformers and philosophy : more than meets the mind /

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Imprint:Chicago : Open Court, ©2009.
Description:1 online resource (ix, 243 pages) : illustrations.
Language:English
Series:Popular culture and philosophy ; v. 40
Popular culture and philosophy ; v. 40.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11133593
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Other authors / contributors:Shook, John R.
Swan, Liz Stillwaggon, 1973-
ISBN:9780812698145
0812698142
0812696670
9780812696677
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
English.
Summary:Transformers began with toys and a cartoon series in 1984 and has since grown to include comic books, movies, and video games ? its science fiction story has reached an audience with a wide range second only to that of Star Wars. Here, in Transformers and Philosophy, a dream team of philosophers pursues the fascinating questions posed by humankind's encounter with an artificially intelligent mechanical civilization: Is genuine artificial intelligence possible? Would a robotic civilization come with its own morality and artistic life, and would it find a need for roman.
Other form:Print version: Transformers and philosophy. Chicago : Open Court, ©2009
Standard no.:2936873