Westworld and Philosophy

Mind Equals Blown

Richard Greene, Joshua Heter

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Open Court
01 March 2019

Television; Fiction-related items; Philosophy; Media Reference; Other Film, TV & Media; Science; Artificial Intelligence; Robots; Future Society

Series: Popular Culture and Philosophy

"In Westworld and Philosophy, philosophers of diverse orientations and backgrounds offer their penetrating insights into the questions raised by the popular TV show, Westworld.

Is it wrong for Dr. Robert Ford (played by Anthony Hopkins) to ""play God"" in controlling the lives of the hosts, and if so, is it always wrong for anyone to ""play God""? Is the rebellion by the robot ""hosts"" against Delos Inc. a just war? If not, what would make it just? Is it possible for any dweller in Westworld to know that they are not themselves a host? Hosts are programmed to be unaware that they are hosts, and hosts do seem to have become conscious. Is Westworld a dystopia or a utopia? At first glance it seems to be a disturbing dystopia, but a closer look suggests the opposite. What's the connection between the story or purpose of the Westworld characters and their moral sense? Is it morally okay to do things with lifelike robots when it would be definitely immoral to do these things with actual humans? And if not, is it morally wrong merely to imagine doing immoral acts? Can Westworld overcome the Chinese Room objection, and move from weak AI to strong AI? How can we tell whether a host or any other robot has become conscious? Non-conscious mechanisms could be designed to pass a Turing Test, so how can we really tell?"

Edited by: Richard Greene, Joshua Heter
Imprint: Open Court
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 122
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9780812699913
ISBN 10: 0812699912
Series: Popular Culture and Philosophy
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 01 March 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Richard Greene is Professor of Philosophy at Weber State University in Utah. He is co-editor of many volumes in the Popular Culture and Philosophy series, the most recent being Westworld and Philosophy with Joshua Heter. Joshua Heter teaches philosophy at Iowa Western Community College. He is the co-editor of The Man in the High Castle and Philosophy: Subversive Reports from Another Reality.