Blade Runner 2049

Blade Runner 2049 is an outstanding collection of specially commissioned chapters on this long-awaited film, and is essential reading for students - indeed anyone - interested in philosophy and film studies.

Foreword Denis Villeneuve Introduction Timothy Shanahan and Paul Smart 1. We're All Just Looking for Something Real Timothy Shanahan 2. The Alphabet of Us: Miracles, Messianism, and the Baseline Test in Blade Runner 2049 Stephen Mulhall 3. The "Miracle" of Replicant Reproduction Fiona Woollard 4. Being-from-Birth: Natality and Narrative Brian Treanor 5. The Best Memories: Identity, Narrative, and Objects Richard Heersmink and Christopher Jude McCarroll 6. Breaking the Code: Strong Agency and Becoming a Person Robert W. Clowes 7. The Joi of Holograms Paul Smart 8. Androids Dream of Virtual Sheep Wanja Wiese and Thomas K. Metzinger 9. Her Eyes Were Green: Intimate Relationships in Blade Runner 2049 Timothy Shanahan 10. Artificial Economics Paul Smart 11. The Eyes of God Nigel Shadbolt and Paul Smart 12. What Am I to You? The Deck-a-Rep Debate and the Question of Fictional Truth Timothy Shanahan. Index