Transparent Minds in Science Fiction: An Introduction to Alien, AI and Post-Human Consciousness

by Paul Matthews

Transparent Minds explores the intersection between neuroscience and science fiction stories. Paul Matthews expertly analyses the narratives of humans and nonhumans from Mary Shelley to Kazuo Ishiguro across 200 years of the genre. In doing so he gives lucid insight into the meaning of existence and self-awareness. Rigorously researched and highly accessible, Matthews argues that psycho-emotional science fiction writers both imitate and inform...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1805110462
• ISBN13: 9781805110460
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Open Book Publishers
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"