Comments on: I Compute, Therefore I Am

By: Marroquin

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By: CA

CA — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:24:37 +0000

Science-fiction literature could indeed be regarded as a thinking tool, but it could also help to build some sort of collective reflexivity and responsibility towards the future.
For some complementary thoughts in a political theory perspective, see also: http://yannickrumpala.wordpress.com/2009/07/31/science-fiction-and-social-theory/

By: http://ranggaw0636.student.ipb.ac.id/

http://ranggaw0636.student.ipb.ac.id/ — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 02:04:42 +0000

Anyone know where i can buy this book?

By: NewEnglandBob

NewEnglandBob — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 00:01:17 +0000

Hmmm, October 22, 2009; now June 5, 2010: SNF 2.0 is taking a whole lotta planning.

By: Hunty

Hunty — Sun, 16 May 2010 11:26:40 +0000

I just put down Science Fiction and Philosophy after getting about 1/2 way through. Its a decent read, but rehashes a lot of previous works I had already read. the tudors season 4 episode 6 | brothers and sisters season 4 episode 23

By: Jason Seabolt

Jason Seabolt — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 05:56:34 +0000

I think this article is interesting. I enjoy philosophy and technology. I have not heard about this book before, but it sounds like something I might go out and get. This has really peaked my interest.
I really need to learn more about Cognitive Science.

By: shivamtech

shivamtech — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:52:18 +0000

so nicely written about Science Fiction and Philosophy Computer is everything nowadays…

By: Joe Jance

Joe Jance — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:34:19 +0000

I just put down Science Fiction and Philosophy after getting about 1/2 way through. Its a decent read, but rehashes a lot of previous works I had already read.

If you have read any philosophy, or read works by Dan Dennett, Ray Kurzweil or other futurists, you will probably get bored. Sections of this book are simply excerpts from those authors’ books. However, if you are new to a lot of these concepts then you might really enjoy this book.

By: Eddie Downs

Eddie Downs — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:05:54 +0000

Thanks for sharing the information, can’t wait the SNF 2.0 then. Just curious for that things

By: Stanley H. Tweedle

Stanley H. Tweedle — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:46:32 +0000

OK, when can I expect it to be launched?

By: Amos Zeeberg (Discover Web Editor)

Amos Zeeberg (Discover Web Editor) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:00:52 +0000

@Stanley: See my above comment. We’re working on SNF 2.0.

By: Stanley H. Tweedle

Stanley H. Tweedle — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:14:17 +0000

Science Not fiction, you haven’t posted a new entry for some time right now!

What’s happening?

By: NewEnglandBob

NewEnglandBob — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:31:23 +0000

Burtenshaw, apparently communicating in proper English is not one of your strong points. Why would anyone hire the barely literate?

By: NewEnglandBob

NewEnglandBob — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:38:42 +0000

OK, I was just curious. Thanks

By: Amos Zeeberg (Discover Web Editor)

Amos Zeeberg (Discover Web Editor) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:21:55 +0000

Hey, Bob. Actually we’re re-loading SNF for a re-birth. Lots more stuff to come.

By: NewEnglandBob

NewEnglandBob — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:57:59 +0000

tap. tap, tap. Is this thing on?

Anyone home here?

Did it all turn fiction?

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:22:33 +0000

Take a look at The Philsopher at the End of the Universe by Mark Rowlands. Very good introduction to Philosophy explained through science fiction movies.

By: Thinkologist: The Dudley Lynch Blog on Brain Change » Blog Archive » Maybe Science Fiction is Dying, but the ER Is as Crowded and Raucous as that Cantina in Star Wars

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:06:06 +0000

[...] But Harris is also concerned that science fiction writers discount their value as writers of philosophical fiction. That is, fiction that helps us imagine purposeful “black swans” useful in explaining why our [...]

By: Thomas

Thomas — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:57:57 +0000

Some of sci-fi’s most interesting examinations of such issues emerge in the moments when creators decide that they are not going to tackle seemingly philosophical questions.

Asimov, as the best example, decided that the ‘beware your creation’ story was hackneyed and offered no new ideas and vowed never to write one. The challenge for him then became writing robot stories in an entirely different vein, which he did with great virtuosity.

By: Mohamed Qasem

Mohamed Qasem — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 09:23:42 +0000

I’m trying my best. Science is missing from the Arab world. Unfortunately, the number of science podcasts can be counted on one hand (with 2 fingers chopped off). It’s ridiculous! I feel like I’m dropping a pebble in the ocean. I’m creating small insignificant ripples. My podcast’s effect is that of particles in the quantum world.

Thanks for the encouragement

By: Dennis Homo Sapiens Nilsson

Dennis Homo Sapiens Nilsson — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:03:13 +0000

@Mohamed Qasem
I’s great that you inform about science and science fiction in arabic. Possible your work could inspire some youngsters and great minds in the arabic world to work with science, and for mankinds bests.

By: Mohamed Qasem

Mohamed Qasem — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:00:58 +0000

Interesting! I think I will read it. I’ve talked in my podcast about the relationship between science and science fiction (Arabic podcast). It’s interesting to see how science fiction relates to philosophy.

I especially like the idea of the human computational thinking.