Basic Info
First Air: May 24, 2018
Status: Returning Series
Seasons & Episodes
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 24
Last Episode
Name: Kubrick's 2001 and Nietzsche's Übermensch
Season: 1, Episode: 24
Air Date: 2018-05-24
Runtime: 38 min
Analyze one of the most famous - and possibly weirdest - sci-fi films of all time: 2001: A Space Odyssey. Consider the imagery and ideas of Kubrick's vision and determine whether, as some suggest, it reflects the concept of Friedrich Nietzsche's Übermensch. Close with a brief glimpse of the science fiction worlds still waiting for you to explore them.
Sci-Phi: Science Fiction as Philosophy
2018
1 seasons
24 episodes
Overview
Join Professor of Philosophy David Kyle Johnson, of King’s College, on a 24-lecture exploration of the final frontiers of philosophy across several decades of science fiction in film and television. See how science fiction allows us to consider immense, vital - and sometimes controversial - ideas with a rare combination of engagement and critical distance.
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David K. Johnson
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