Jurassic Park and Philosophy

The Truth Is Terrifying

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Sous la direction de Nicolas Michaud et Jessica Watkins

Type

Essays

Sujet

One Film > Jurassic Park

Mots Clés

Steven Spielberg, philosophy

Année d'édition

2014

Editeur

Open Court

Collection

Popular Culture and Philosophy

Langue

anglais

Taille du livre

Format

Paperback • 288 pages
6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm)

ISBN

978-0-8126-9847-3

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Description de l'ouvrage:
Twenty-one philosophers investigate the implications of the Jurassic Park franchise for our lives, our values, and our future. Human beings live and thrive by modifying nature, but when do the risks of changing nature outweigh the likely benefits? If it’s true that “Life will find a way,” should we view any modified or newly reconstituted life as a hazard? The new scientific information we could gain by bringing back T. Rex or other dinosaurs is immense, but should we choose to let sleeping dinosaurs lie? And if we do bring them back by reconstituting them from ancient DNA, are they really what they were, or is something missing? How do the different forces — human curiosity, profitability, and philanthropy — interact to determine what actually happens in such cases? What moral standards should be applied to those who try to bring back lost worlds? The idea of bringing back the dead and the powerful is not limited to biological species. It also applies to bringing back old gods, old philosophies, old institutions, and old myths. If revived and once again let loose to walk the Earth, these too may turn out to be more dangerous than we bargained for.

À propos des auteurs :
Nicolas Michaud is an Instructor at Florida State College, Jacksonville, and the editor of Frankenstein and Philosophy. Jessica Watkins is a contributor to Ender's Game and Philosophy. Both live in Jacksonville, FL.

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