Identity in Science Fiction
Brain Transplants and Other Misadventures
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Product details:
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
- Date of Publication 30 October 2025
- Number of Volumes Hardback
- ISBN 9781350499799
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages320 pages
- Size 234x156 mm
- Language English 699
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Short description:
The first science fiction and philosophy anthology to focus on identity, covering and illuminating core aspects of the debates around personal identity.
MoreLong description:
Featuring classic authors and brand new work, we are confronted with a fundamental metaphysical challenge in every story. Are we souls, brains, animals, or patterns of information? Are the Buddhists right to say that the self is an illusion? Do we survive under conditions such as total amnesia, or the replacement of our brains by machine parts? Each story is accompanied by an introductory overview and examination of the philosophical arguments behind it.
Alongside deeper appreciation of stories by authors such as Roald Dahl, John Varley, J. R. Dawson and Ursula Le Guin, we are seamlessly introduced to the philosophy of personal identity through memorable fiction:
'The Barbie Murders' depicts a society in which each member conforms to a strict template for their physical and mental characteristics.
'Marley and Marley' follows a middle-aged woman who takes part in a government program to travel back in time to take care of her orphaned younger self.
'Edward the Conqueror' investigates the existence of the soul, when a mysterious cat appears to be reincarnation of a long-dead composer.
Thought-provoking and highly entertaining, this one-of-a-kind anthology challenges traditional beliefs around how we see ourselves and allows us to understand what it means to be human.
Table of Contents:
Introduction by Tom Cochrane
1. 'The Barbie Murders' by John Varley
2. 'Marley and Marley' by J. R. Dawson
3. 'Edward the Conqueror' by Roald Dahl
4. 'Life Sentence' by Matthew Baker
5. 'The Affirmation' by Christopher Priest
6. 'Think like a Dinosaur' by James Patrick Kelly
7. 'The Extra' by Greg Egan
8. 'Sirius' by Olaf Stapledon
9. 'Through the Window Frame' by Sean Williams
10. 'Constitution' by Tom Cochrane
11. 'Social Dreaming of the Frin' by Ursula Le Guin
12. 'Remedy' by Claire North
Appendix
Further Reading
Teaching Resources
Index
