Science Fiction and the Abolition of Man: Finding C. S. Lewis in Science Fiction Films and Television

Boone, Mark J.

ISBN 10: 1498232361 / ISBN 13: 9781498232364

Published by Pickwick Pubns, 2017

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358 pages. 6.00x0.81x9.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Science Fiction and the Abolition of Man: Finding C. S. Lewis in Science Fiction Films and Television
• Publisher: Pickwick Pubns
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1498232361
• ISBN 13: 9781498232364
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.65 kilograms

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Synopsis

• 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 and the Abolition of Man: Finding C. S. Lewis in Sci-Fi Film and Television, 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."
• The essays in this volume are written by Mark J. Boone, Mark Eckel, Lewis Pearson, Deanna Smid, Artur Skweres, James Driscoll, Wm. Travis Coblentz, Mark D. Sadler, Scott Shiffer, Thomas Britt, Jaclyn Young Parrish, Linda Wight, Kevin C. Neece, Thomas Veale, Louis Markos, Jannelle L. Aijian, Mike Alvarez, Christina Schneider, Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns, Canela Ailen Rodriguez Fontao, Juan Ignacio Juvé, Nathan Gilmour, and Geoffrey Reiter.
• Foreword by Brian Godawa.

About the Author

Mark J. Boone is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Forman Christian College.  He is the author The Conversion and Therapy of Desire: Augustine's Theology of Desire in the Cassiciacum Dialogues (Pickwick, 2016).

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: The Original Crew (Cascade, 2016).