Science Fiction and The Abolition of Man

The Abolition of Man, C. S. Lewis's masterpiece in ethics and the philosophy of science, warns of the danger of combining modern moral skepticism with the technological pursuit of human desires. The end result is the final destruction of human nature. From Brave New World to Star Trek, from steampunk to starships, science fiction film has considered from nearly every conceivable angle the same nexus of morality, technology, and humanity of which C. S. Lewis wrote. As a result, science fiction film has unintentionally given us stunning depictions of Lewis's terrifying vision of the future. In Science Fiction Film and the Abolition of Man, scholars of religion, philosophy, literature, and film explore the connections between sci-fi film and the three parts of Lewis's book: how sci-fi portrays "Men without Chests" incapable of responding properly to moral good, how it teaches the Tao or "The Way," and how it portrays "The Abolition of Man."

Mark J. Boone (PhD, Philosophy, Baylor University) is Assistant Professor in the Department of Religion and Philosophy at Hong Kong Baptist University.

He is (as of mid-2024) the author of twenty-four published articles and the author or editor of seven books in philosophy and religion. Mark also has a YouTube channel, TeacherOfPhilosophy, with hundreds of videos introducing the history of philosophy. (There is also a sister channel on Rumble.)

Mark likes things like his wife, Tolkien books, the theory of hylomorphism, and a nice cup of tea.

Kevin C. Neece is a speaker on media, the arts, and pop culture from a Christian worldview perspective. He is the author of The Gospel according to Star Trek (Cascade, 2016).